Jerry Mathema

(Mr. Jerry Mathema (second from left) with other 2017 Jay Jordan OCLC/IFLA Early Career Development fellowship) Picture provided by Mr. Jerry Mathema.

By Jerry Mathema,

IASL Regional Director for Africa Sub-Sahara Region, ZimLA Matabeleland branch Chairperson and School Library Media Specialist at Masiyephambili College, Bulawayo

The Zimbabwe Library Association (ZimLA) Matebeleland Branch is geared up to celebrate the International School Library Month (ISLM) this October with an event scheduled at the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) on October 15, 2016.

(Mr. Jerry Mathema.)

Mr. Jerry Mathema the current Zimbabwe Library Association Matebeleland Branch Chairperson was appointed the International Association of School Librarianship (IASL) Regional Director for Africa Sub-Sahara region effective 21 July 2015.  The region covers Botswana, Congo, Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.