We are proud to announce that we have completed the book shipments, and 6600 books are on their way to these six school libraries and the Community Library that will soon serve the village of 27,000.

Last January, Edwin Qobose requested our help in starting a library in Botswana. Edwin, a senior librarian at the University of Botswana, and his committee of professional librarians, are partnering with us to establish seven libraries in the semi-urban village of Tlokweng, near the capital of Gaborone. A year later, the books have been sent, and Edwin’s dream is on the way to becoming a reality.

We thank our book donors, book drive coordinators and the librarians at the University of Botswana for working together to make these libraries possible.

More information about Edwin and the Tlokweng project is available in our online newsletter.