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Liberian school dedication ceremony in Rivercess County Liberia
Liberian school dedication ceremony in Rivercess County Liberia
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We Are Building 1,200 Literacy Centers by 2015!
 A project made possible by the generosity of US college students.

Buy a Brick $20 or just make a Donation

 
Here is how you can help:

Corporate
  • Sponsor Campus Book Drives
  • Collect Books on Corporate Campus
  • Donate Available Computers
  • Receive Recognition
  • Buy Renewable Carbon Off-Sets
  • Volunteer at a Workshop
Student Organizations
  • Donate Books
  • Host a Book Drive
  • Receive Recognition
  • Buy a Brick to Build a Literacy Center
  • Attend Summer Workshop
  • Organize Campus Workshop
Alumni Association
  • Sponsor Book Drive
  • Donate Books
  • Receive Recognition
  • Buy a Brick to Build a Literacy Center
  • Lead Workshops
  • Volunteer at Campus Workshop
 
College Institutions
  • Join LBP's President’s Club
  • Create a Liberian Teacher Scholarship
  • Receive Recognition
  • Buy Renewable Carbon Off-Sets
  • Host Campus Literacy Workshop
College Professors
  • Donate Books
  • Join LBP's  Authors Club
  • Receive Recognition
  • Buy a Brick to Build a Literacy Center
  • Become a visiting professor at a Liberian College
  • Lead Workshop
  • Volunteer at a Campus Workshop
Community Partners
  • Support a Campus Book Drive
  • Donate Books
  • Donate Computers
  • Receive Recognition
  • Buy a Brick to Build a Literacy Center
  • Attend Workshop
  • Volunteer at a Campus Workshop

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Book drive in Detroit, MI
Book drive in Detroit, MI
Host a book drive on your campus  

Student Organizations—College campus organizations participate by adopting the project as a service learning activity to collect donated used college textbooks in support of the project activities, and by becoming literacy tutors certified to assist learners in their local communities and beyond.

  • Host book drive International Education Week Nov. 16, 2009 - Dec. 16, 2009
  • Nominate campus captains to receive basic literacy training
  • World Literacy Day:  Identify Honorary Trustees (distribute 50 boxes)
  • Nominate a community organization as a local beneficiary of the Liberian Books Project
  • Organize a symposium on campus
  • Show film on Liberia International Education Week
  • Contact us to host a book drive...click here



 


Campus Captains at Wayne State University
Campus Captains at Wayne State University

Nominate a Campus Captain to receive basic literacy training

Captains are individual volunteers, campus organization leaders or their designates.  Campus Captains coordinate the activities of Liberian Books Project within each campus organization.  Pro-Literacy Detroit will provide basic literacy training for each Campus Captain.….(nominate a Campus Captain)



 


Nominate a local organization as a beneficiary of the Liberian Books Project

Many local communities are faced with the same challenges confronting Liberian communities.  The project recognizes this by dedicating a percentage of its proceeds to combating illiteracy in the United States (US).  Each year of the project a local organization working to achieve the Liberian Books Project goals in the US is honored.….(nominate an organization)



 


Box of Donated Books

Fill a box

Volunteer as an Honorary Trustee to collect 25 donated used college textbooks.  Each volunteer is given a small packing box with a capacity of 25 books.  After filling, the box is returned to the collection point to be picked-up.



 


Book Collection Drive

Sponsor a book

Donate a matching contribution of $1 per book to cover to cost of shipping a donated book to the foundation from a donor.



 


Sponsor a Book Drive

Donate a matching contribution of $500.00 per box in support of a book drive.

 


 



Support Us!  FAQs    Contact:  info@liberianbooks.org   Phone: (313) 879-5071
6179 Wabash, Suite #2
Detroit, MI  48208 
       Updated: 9/21/09 evh