by Staff | Aug 21, 2020 | Blog, Children, Teens, and Families, College Students, Covid
African Library project aims to end the cycle of poverty and illiteracy by working with rural African libraries to improve literacy and support the spread of education. A few actions include starting libraries, training local teacher-librarians, supporting HIV/AIDS...
by Staff | Aug 7, 2020 | Blog
Laurie Holding is an internationally awarded poet, children’s book author, and mother of five, whose love of literature served as the foundation for her work as a book drive organizer. At 61 years old, Laurie lives in the Village of Sewickley, PA. After a career in...
by Staff | Jul 27, 2020 | Blog
Jennifer Swanson Q&A Q: Tell us about yourself. A: I am the award-winning author of over 40 books for children, mostly about STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math). My love of STEM/science comes from a very young age. When I was 7 years old, I...
by Staff | Jul 12, 2020 | Blog, Children, Teens, and Families
As we continue into the summer, it’s a great time to start reading! Whether you are looking to fill your shelves or do some casual summer reading, here is a list of five incredible young adult books by African authors to check out: Between Sisters, by Adwoa Badoe...
by Staff | Jun 22, 2020 | Blog
Every other year, African Library Project chooses one of the seven countries in which we create libraries to host an African Partners Summit, where partners from across the globe come together to share best practices, train teacher-librarians, and exchange ideas to...
