{"id":504,"date":"2026-09-18T19:36:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T19:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bibliotecacomunitariagalapagos.com\/?page_id=504"},"modified":"2026-09-24T00:20:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T00:20:34","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bibliotecacomunitariagalapagos.com\/?page_id=504","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_918597806\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width\"  id=\"row-1887571945\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-831285267\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n  <div id=\"page-header-966212062\" class=\"page-header-wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"page-title dark featured-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"page-title-bg\">\n      <div class=\"title-bg fill bg-fill\"\n        data-parallax-container=\".page-title\"\n        data-parallax-background\n        data-parallax=\"-\">\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"title-overlay fill\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"page-title-inner container align-center text-center flex-row-col medium-flex-wrap\" >\n              <div class=\"title-wrapper uppercase is-xxlarge flex-col\">\n          <h1 class=\"entry-title mb-0\">\n            About Us          <\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"title-content flex-col\">\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n     \n<style>\n#page-header-966212062 .page-title-inner {\n  min-height: 50vh;\n}\n#page-header-966212062 .title-bg {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/bibliotecacomunitariagalapagos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-PROGRAMA-VACACIONAL.webp);\n}\n#page-header-966212062 .title-overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.5);\n}\n#page-header-966212062 .featured-title {\n  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_918597806 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n  background-color: #0064d6;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_438880357\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"ux-shape-divider ux-shape-divider--bottom ux-shape-divider--style-book\">\n\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 1200 120\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n  <path class=\"ux-shape-fill\" d=\"M0 0V120L600 120V116C589.054 85.1181 533.5 0 291.5 0H0Z\"\/>\n  <path class=\"ux-shape-fill\" d=\"M1200 0V120L600 120V116C610.945 85.1181 666.5 0 908.5 0H1200Z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row align-middle align-center\"  id=\"row-1039330749\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-664138970\" class=\"col medium-7 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-429024019\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2><strong>Our Library<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-429024019 {\n  font-size: 2rem;\n  color: #ff681c;\n}\n#text-429024019 > * {\n  color: #ff681c;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-456932479\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h3><strong>A space for learning, community, and the future of Gal\u00e1pagos<\/strong><\/h3>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-456932479 {\n  font-size: 1.25rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>Community Library for Gal\u00e1pagos and the World<\/strong> was founded in 2005 as an initiative of AGIPA (Association of Naturalist Guides of the Gal\u00e1pagos National Park), a nonprofit organization established in 1991 and committed to the development of the local community.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thanks to a non-reimbursable grant secured through the <strong>Embassy of Japan in Ecuador<\/strong> and a partnership with the <strong>Municipality of Santa Cruz<\/strong>, the first public library in the Gal\u00e1pagos Islands was built in Puerto Ayora. From the beginning, AGIPA supported its growth by securing donations that made it possible to build a collection of more than <strong>10,000 books<\/strong>, along with technological equipment and furniture to strengthen this space for learning and community engagement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the end of 2018, AGIPA resumed the full administration of the Library with a renewed vision: to establish it as an <strong>educational, cultural, and community center for Gal\u00e1pagos<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today, the Library is an open space for children, young people, and adults, where reading connects with science, technology, creativity, and conservation. The community can conduct research, study, access the Internet, participate in workshops, and discover new learning opportunities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">More than a library, we are a meeting place where knowledge strengthens the community and inspires new generations committed to the future of Gal\u00e1pagos.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-407038078\" class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover imagen x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1607734356\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/bibliotecacomunitariagalapagos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lectura-scaled.webp\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bibliotecacomunitariagalapagos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lectura-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/bibliotecacomunitariagalapagos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lectura-scaled-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/bibliotecacomunitariagalapagos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lectura-scaled-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/bibliotecacomunitariagalapagos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lectura-scaled-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/bibliotecacomunitariagalapagos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lectura-scaled-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/bibliotecacomunitariagalapagos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lectura-scaled-2048x1366.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1607734356 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_438880357 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n  background-color: rgb(254, 254, 254);\n}\n#section_438880357 .ux-shape-divider--bottom svg {\n  height: 56px;\n  --divider-width: 198%;\n}\n#section_438880357 .ux-shape-divider--bottom .ux-shape-fill {\n  fill: #2dbd70;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_669223547\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"ux-shape-divider ux-shape-divider--bottom ux-shape-divider--style-curve\">\n\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"ux-shape-fill\" d=\"M0 0C0 0 200 50 500 50C800 50 1000 0 1000 0V101H0V1V0Z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row align-equal align-center\"  id=\"row-597580439\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1183000272\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center dark\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3378508108\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2><strong>Education that transforms. 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