Canterbury and Ivy Lane – A community comes together to build libraries
African Library Project 2022: Auray High School and Lekota Primary School, Lesotho
As a community, we learned many great things from hosting a book drive through the African Library Project. It impacted everyone differently. This project made us think deeper about education and how we can help other kids with these books. It made us realize every book counts. One book can make a difference, which makes us feel grateful for what we all have the privilege of. We came together from different schools in the district to participate on this project. As a community, we look forward to continuing this every year and making a big difference for a great cause.
– Canterbury and Ivy Lane Community, California
Contributing to this library is fulfilling to the heart and will change the lives of many – Shirsho Sinha
Giving bright children the opportunity to receive the education they deserve – Riya Agrawal
Helping to build a library in support of many studious children is a gratifying experience – Gayatri Adapa
Being able to help build a library to give an opportunity for brilliant children is delightful – Sarayu Deevi
Establishing a library for a school without one feels wonderful – Meghana Yamajala
Passing on books to children to enrich their minds and help them expand their horizons was a fulfilling experience – Sahil Sampangi
Working with other people with like-minded ideas in order to bring colorful ideas to young children was an amazing experience – Rohan Koditala
Knowledge is power. Giving these kids the ability to gain knowledge through this book drive is the greatest gift we could give – Arnav Magadala
Happy to be part of such a great project. Glad that kids are able to enjoy the books – Rithika Kodtala
Creating an impact on children and diversifying their education was a fulfilling experience – Aditya Popuri
Collecting these books and helping give children the opportunity to travel to magical places in their imagination is truly an eye-opening experience – Saravan Padala
The African Library project was a great opportunity that made me realize how lucky I am to have access to so many libraries – Tanishka Padala
A simple act can have a significant impact on someone else’s life. There’s a huge opportunity to create a lot more libraries for schools that don’t have one – Bhuvana Bhamidipati
I am very happy to be part of the project and look forward in participating in more – Rooney Chirutha
Knowledge is power and that is found in books. Establishing a library for kids is giving a chance to expand their knowledge and future – Yashwanth Oruganti
One book might not make a difference to us but it can mean the world for someone – Aadya Magadala
African Library Project is a wonderful experience and I want to do more in future – Trisha Srivastava
Interested in creating a library for a school or community in a country in sub-Saharan Africa? Sign-up to become a book drive organizer here. We’re always looking for more book drive organizers, so we can support creating or improving 300 small libraries every year. Book drives are matched directly with the recipient, so organizers can be sure to collect the right level of reading material and provide other requests for reading material. Click here to learn more about African Library Project book drives.
