Support the Childrens Library Project Vanuatu
We are putting your old library shelving to good use in Vanuatu… Now we need some book donations to go on them!
Ipswich Taking Library Services to the People
We get a lot of old shelving when we refurbish libraries, some of it in very good condition and we have had to reluctantly send it for recycling as scrap metal.
I read about the project in an article last year and contacted Neale to offer him the old library shelves. Being steel, they are ideal for the humid tropical climate in Vanuatu, as melamine flat-pack shelving will not last.
Required to Sustain the Project
Neale has identified three other things needed to sustain the project which you may be able to help with.
BOOKS
They need around 4,000 books (not textbooks) for each library and a suitable mixture of fiction and especially non-fiction. These are checked and categorised by the volunteers. If you have suitable books I will arrange for their collection and delivery to Neal and his team. They are Brisbane based so collection is limited to SE Queensland.
FUNDING
Money is needed to send the 40-foot shipping container with shelves, books and other resources to Vanuatu.
TEAM / VOLUNTEERS
The Library Project Vanuatu invites inquiries from any groups interested in a life changing trip to give real assistance to these communities.
Want to Help? GO FUND ME!
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CONTACT NEALE
If you would like to donate books, funds or to volunteer your services or expertise, Neale can be contacted by SMS or mobile on 0405 412 432
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