The Abya Yala librarary in UPS-Quito was inaugurated by the Rector Major of the salesians Father Angel Fernandez Artime. Father Jorge Molina, salesian inspector in Ecuador, Father Javier Herran, UPS President, Father Juan Bottasso, President of the Abya Yala cultural center, professors and administrative staff also attended. 

Father Javier Herran thanked the Rector Major for being there and said "behind these shelves, books and research there is a lot of history that dates back to the 70's, to the generations of Salesians in Ecuador". The UPS President also thanked Father Bottasso for his commitment and "because he taught us that loving people means loving their culture, language, and cosmovision. We learned that the mission is not schooling or westernization, it is sharing" he said. 

Father Botasso thanked everyone for being there, especially the Rector Major. He reminded everybody that the library first started in Sucúa (in the Amazon region) in 1975, then it moved to Quito to a place called Hospedería Campesina de La Tola, and has now settled in UPS.

 He said the library has the best bibliographic repertory on anthropology and indigenous topics in Latin America and you can find really old books like the Bororo Encyclopedia. Jose Juncosa, the director of the university Abya Yala publishing house, gave the Rector Major the digital collection of the books. 

Father Angel thanked Father Bottasso for his work on society and taking care of its cultures. He said the library will used for knowledge and research to continue the legacy. He encouraged people to "improve their capacity to move closer to  other communities with respect."

Meeting with educators

Father Angel Fernandez met with more than one thousand professors from salesian high schools from Quito, Cayambe, and Riobamba and the University. During his talk he thanked the professors for their work on educating children and the youth. He encouraged professors to find creative methods so that poor children can have access to salesian education. 

He also talked about the presence of salesians in remote and poor places aroung the world, such as Sierra Leone and other countries in Africa where salesians aid people with food and shelter thanks to donations made by salesians around the world. To end the event, there were performances by the Spellman high school band and the UPS music and dance group.