In the presence of the Library Staff, Chief Librarian Ms. Karen George, receives a CD from Chairman of Telkom Caribe Mr. Mike Singh. Standing behind George is Library Committee member Marlene Crawford, while behind Singh is President of the Company Mr. Mark Peschke and Kishan Khan Singh.
The National Library yesterday received a small but significant boost to their music department when the Telkom Caribe, a Miami-based organization, donated some 32 Compact Discs (CDs) of Latino and Classical music to the institution.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company, Guyanese Mike Singh, told the small gathering that Telkom Caribe is committed to helping the Library rebuild, especially in the Arts department since according to him, over the years it has died a slow death.

He further stated that it is his commitment to give something back to the institution that provided him with the knowledge he has today and promised to make the donation a regular one.

Singh pointed out that the company has set aside a certain amount of money towards the development of arts and Guyana is the first country to benefit from this.

President of the company Mark Peschke on his first visit to Guyana said that he was impressed by the beauty of Guyana's flora and fauna and felt welcomed by the generosity and hospitality of the Guyanese people.

He expressed great satisfaction towards contributing to the upgrading of the young minds in Guyana.

In expressing her heartfelt thanks to the company, Chief Librarian Ms. Karen George said that the symbolic donation would upgrade the gramophone (record) collection that the library has.

She said that the music would be made available to members of the public early next year and a small fee would be charged for borrowing.

According to her, Guyanese should be aware of the cultural diversity of their Caribbean neighbours, since their presence in the country is significant, especially Brazil.

In order for persons to be able to borrow the CDs, they must be members of the National Library and also active members of the gramophone library.