Started in 2007, the Buklat Aklat Leave Behind Library is a project of the National Bookstore Foundation. It is an off-shoot project of their successful Mobile Library program.
The Leave Behind library is a collection of 750 books including reference and reading materials such as Philippine-published storybooks, the Book of Knowledge, almanacs, dictionaries, novels and other awarding winning literary materials. The library donation also includes the shelves and racks. The school's participation will be enlisted in refurbishing their current library space to ensure that the new book collection has an appropriate home which kids can enjoy using.
*Photos courtesy of National Bookstore Foundation
My First Project - Donate A Library
To realize my dream of having more young readers in the Philippines, I looked for existing projects which I can support and stumbled upon the excellent work that the National Bookstore Foundation has already started - the Buklat Aklat Program.
In a nutshell, I am raising money to fund the donation of one library to a public school that currently does not have enough reading materials for its students. The cost is at least P135,000 for one library. I am hoping to reach this amount in time for the school opening this June 2010.
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