Swaziland Library Project
Collecting New or Gently Used Children's Books
One book can change
the life of a child in
rural villages!
BOOK COLLECTING
We collect new or gently used children's books. Children's books written in English are needed for rural elementary schools in Swaziland, Africa. We catalogue picture books, children's novels, and non-fiction books that are of interest to children aged 5-16. We also are sending dictionaries and thesauruses. Our partnerships with these rural schools benefits Canadians and Swazis alike.
FUNDRAISERS
We fundraise to ship a container overseas. In March, 2011, we sent a 20 foot container filled with books, desks, filing cabinets, chairs and other Library items. Several types of fundraisers will be done throughout this next year. Please check back often to see how you can participate!
TEACHER SUPPORT
Swazi educators recognize the need for literacy and easy access to books. However, books are expensive and most schools have very few books, if any, as resources to teachers. We have been able to do some basic training in using a Library and how to run a rural Library with several teachers from different schools across Swaziland. Teachers are learning how to use these books in the classroom as a teaching tool.
Click here to read about this story in The Record newspaper
HOST A BOOK DRIVE
Engage your community or organization to donate new or gently used children's books. We collect picture books, children's novels, non fiction books as well as dictionaries and other teacher resources. Our goal is to have a ratio of 3 books per student in each school library to enable sufficient borrowing and teaching books.
Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
- Francis of Assisi
Want to make one of these adorable pillowcase dresses? The pattern is below, sew them and we'll send them!
Be sure to put a note in the pocket!
SLP Book drive guidelines.pdf
SLP Bookdrive Poster.pdf
INVITE US TO YOUR NEXT MEETING
We would like to come and share the story of the Swaziland Library Project with your group. Our regular presentation is about 25 minutes long but we can adjust that to fit in with your group's schedule. There is no cost for us to attend with 100 km of the Cambridge, ON area, and a small fee to help cover transportation over that.
VOLUNTEER
There are several people that regularly volunteer their time once a week. We train interested people on the cataloguing software and labelling of the books. If you are interested in helping, please email stakra_golden.net and let us know your availability.
We are always looking for someone to help with fundraising events.
Pillow Case Dress Tutorial.pdf
Collecting books throughout the week:
9:30 - 11:30 & 2:00 - 4:00
Monday to Friday
10:00 - 2:00
Saturday
350 Hespeler Road, Unit #11
Cambridge, ON.
DONATE TO SHIPPING COSTS
If you could donate fifty cents for each book that you donated, collectively, we'd have enough to send a forty foot container full of books.
Can't do that? Then you can help by donating online. You will receive a Charitable Tax Receipt for your donation.
Thank you!
JUNIOR AFRICAN WRITERS SERIES SET OF BOOKS
A set of 24 paperback books gives accurate information about living with HIV/AIDS. There are books in story form and also books in factual form. Each set is $240 or you can sponsor a book for $10. These books are written for elementary aged students to help the easily understand how they can eliminate risks for transmission of HIV and the hope of living with this disease.
Want more information about the J.A.W.S. books?
Read more here.
PREFER TO MAIL IN A CHEQUE?
Cambridge Preston Church of the Nazarene
1332 Hamilton Street
Cambridge, ON
N3H 3G5
519-653-6036 (phone)
Please mark "Swaziland Library" on the Memo line.
CAMBRIDGE PRESTON CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
1332 Hamilton Street, Cambridge, ON 519-653-6036
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