International library projects
This morning I came across a few interesting links regarding international book donation projects that I wanted to share with you.
The Camel Bookmobile provides books to children in Kenya, specifically storybooks, fiction, and science textbooks. The author, Masha Hamilton, has written a fictional book about this topic entitled, The Camel Bookmobile, about an American librarian who goes to Kenya to start a camel-borne bookmobile. The book will be coming out in the spring of 2007. This novel is based on the real bookmobile. If you are interested in this project or donating books, more information is available on Hamilton’s website.
Additionally, Masha Hamilton also mentions another global project, called the African Library Project. The website for this organization states “The African Library Project partners with volunteers in African communities to create small libraries for African schools and villages…donated books are collected in the U.S. through book drives organized by volunteer schools and non-profit organizations. The books are shipped directly to the communities who request them.” For more information, please visit their website.
The Camel Bookmobile provides books to children in Kenya, specifically storybooks, fiction, and science textbooks. The author, Masha Hamilton, has written a fictional book about this topic entitled, The Camel Bookmobile, about an American librarian who goes to Kenya to start a camel-borne bookmobile. The book will be coming out in the spring of 2007. This novel is based on the real bookmobile. If you are interested in this project or donating books, more information is available on Hamilton’s website.
Additionally, Masha Hamilton also mentions another global project, called the African Library Project. The website for this organization states “The African Library Project partners with volunteers in African communities to create small libraries for African schools and villages…donated books are collected in the U.S. through book drives organized by volunteer schools and non-profit organizations. The books are shipped directly to the communities who request them.” For more information, please visit their website.
