Dear Diary,
I found this "Global Literacy Project site http://www.glpinc.org/
which is an opportunity for Librarians to contribute to.
Jan. 2-15, 2006
GLP "Global Learning Expedition" volunteers created AIDS orphanage library in South Africa.
Global Literacy Project Initiates Long Term Project in India Supporting the Delta School of Nursing.
GLP Helps Create New Library at Mason Hall Government School on the Island of Tobago (Caribbean).
There are many success stories on this site:
"African Children's Libraries has made progress over this past year and is ready to ship its first cargo container of books to Liberia! We will be able to assist in setting up 8 children's libraries mostly in rural Liberia.
We are asking for your support in the following ways:
Monetary & Volunteering
Grant writing beginning in September or leads for appropriate grant sources
Other fund raising
Suggestions for board members especially a lawyer or accountant
By shipping approximately 300 boxes of library books we pay less than the combined shipping costs of the last four years. So $50 will cover the cost of 5 boxes, rather than $50 covering the shipping of one box last year. $300 ships a pallet of 30 boxes.
There are also textbooks in this container which will be distributed by the YMCA in Monrovia where Lyn Gray is a consultant and L.E.A.P., the Liberian educators non-profit supported by Friends of Liberia.
All donations are tax deductible. Thank you again for your support and contributions.
This reminds me of ALA's Sister Library Program:
http://www.ala.org/ala/ourassociation/othergroups/sisterlibraries/sisterlibraries.htm
