The FNE Strengthens the Jacques Stephen Alexis Media Library with a Donation of 230 Books
By La Rédaction · Port-au-Prince
· 2 min read · Updated 24 April 2026
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In a statement released via its X account on November 21, 2025, the National Education Fund (FNE) announced the official handover of 230 books to the Jacques Stephen Alexis Media Library, located in Bois-Verna, in the heart of Port-au-Prince. The stated objective: to strengthen access to reading for young people and encourage the transmission of knowledge within Haitian public libraries.
The statement emphasizes that this FNE initiative is part of a strategy to support cultural structures, especially as « many libraries in the metropolitan area are closed ». In this context, the Director General of the National Book Directorate (DNL), Mr. Ernst Saint-Louis, welcomed this initiative and announced that the books would also be shared with the Pye Poudre Library as well as with the sixteen Reading and Cultural Animation Centers (CLAC) distributed across the country's ten departments.
The Director General of the FNE, Elysé Colagène, reiterated that this handover is symbolic but marks the launch of a broader commitment: to equip reading promotion structures — particularly those aimed at early childhood — with didactic and technological materials. « Konesans se nan liv sa chita », the statement emphasizes.
Finally, the FNE calls on local stakeholders — librarians, associations, and educational institutions — to leverage these resources by developing reading activities, thereby transforming them into true drivers of education and social cohesion.
In a national context marked by insecurity, the progressive closure of cultural spaces, and the weakening of the educational system, this gesture by the FNE serves as a reminder of the strategic importance of public libraries in social reconstruction.
While access to books remains a challenge for thousands of young people, such initiatives contribute, modestly but concretely, to keeping alive the idea of a country where knowledge, intellectual curiosity, and culture remain collective assets to be preserved.
The Editorial Team
