ISLD Library Projects

The International Sustainable Library Development Interest Group of IRRT serves as a clearinghouse of sustainable community-based library projects in developing areas of the world. This group mobilizes the power of ALA librarians to raise awareness of and make significant contributions to international library development.

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Library Development Projects & Fundraising Tips


World Region	Projects
Africa	African Library Project Ethopia Segenat Foundation Ethiopia Reads Lubuto Library Partners South Africa Partners
Central & South America	San Juan del Sur Biblioteca Movil (Hester J. Hodgdon Libraries for all Program) Biblioteca Nacional Aruba Philipsburg Jubilee Library
Central Asia	Read Global (Village libraries in Nepal)
East Asia & Pacific	Room to Read (School Libraries in Nepal, India, Cambodia,& Vietnam) Big Brother Mouse (Laos) The Language Project (Laos)