Frequently Asked Questions
Africans speak so many languages. Why send books in English?
What age group are your libraries targeting?
Why do you only send children’s books?
How do you know the books are being well used?
I know a place in Africa that needs your help. Can you help them start a library?
I would like to volunteer to work in Africa with your libraries. Is this possible?
What kinds of schools volunteer to collect and send books? Can younger children help?
Our school would like to collect books, but we don’t have an easy way to raise money to ship the books. Can we still participate?
We can help you with ideas about how to raise the funds to cover shipping costs. Fortunately, we are able to ship the books at a very low rate. You can mail 1000 paperback books for $150-$350. Simply use the U.S. Postal Service Media Mail rate to mail your books to our shipper’s warehouse, then send a check to us for $250 to cover the additional shipping and related expenses. Check out the Fundraising Tips of our website for ideas or Success Stories to see what other book drive organizers are doing.
I don’t have books to donate, but I would like to support this project. Can I make a donation?
Of course! We appreciate any contribution you can make. To make a donation online, click “Donate to Us” on our main page or send a check to 19 Mantua Rd. Mt. Royal, NJ 08061.
I’m from a media organization. How can I get more information and resources to feature African Library Project?
Are you registered as a 501(c)3 organization?
Resources
Past Summits
View photo albums and more!
- 2022: Virtual Sessions (Watch Malawi Session | Watch Kenya Recorded Session)
- 2020: 7th Biennial Summit took place in Lesotho (view photo album)
- 2017: 6th Biennial Summit took place in Botswana (read the blog post)
- 2015: 5th Biennial Summit took place in Ghana (view photo album)
- 2013: 4th Biennial Summit took place in Malawi (view photo album)
- 2011: 3rd Biennial Summit took place in Eswantini (view photo album)
- 2009: 2nd Biennial Summit took place in Lesotho (view photo album)
- 2008: 1st Biennial Summit took place in Botswana (view photo album)
2022 Virtual sessions
Due to COVID-19 policies and enforced travel restrictions, the 2022 Summit was held virtually as two mini sessions. This allowed us to invite everyone who supports our work to join. Although the virtual sessions do not come close to replacing the power of an actual in-person gathering, they did allow for our community to hear from our Malawi and Kenyan Partners to present about their country and best practices for their work. There was also time for an open dialogue for the entire community.
The first session was hosted by the Malawi Partners in April 2022 (watch recording on YouTube) and the second session was hosted by the Kenyan Partners in November 2022 (watch recording on YouTube).