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Books For Africa has officially sent more than 25 million books to Africa. In celebration of this milestone and International Literacy Day, Books For Africa is inviting volunteers to sort and pack books at the two BFA warehouses in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and Smyrna, Georgia. Click on the link above for more info...

A group of Georgia State University students arrived on a steamy morning in August to help sort and pack at the Books For Africa warehouse in Atlanta. This class of incoming law school students capped off their week of orientation with a bang by supplying impressive labor and manpower to the warehouse staff. Click on the link above for more info and photos...

Here is a great report from our partner Ethiopia Reads regarding their book distribution project in Ethiopia, with funding also provided by Better World Books. The books will be distributed to new libraries all over Ethiopia. They’ve already landed in four pilot Peace Corps projects, a girls’ school, and three library projects under a USAID/Ethiopia Ministry of Education partnership.

Books For Africa is proud to announce a new Affiliates program for organizations that want to partner with BFA. Examples of Affiliates are corporations, Rotary clubs, churches, foundations, and schools. Affiliate members support the mission of Books For Africa to end the book famine in Africa, and believe that building bright futures can be accomplished through literacy. Click on the link above for more info...

Often referred to as a domestic version of the Peace Corps, Americorps is a volunteer-based opportunity whose mission to make a big difference in the lives of those around by helping to solve community problems and improve lives. Led by Marcia Brown, an Atlanta group of mostly new Americorps volunteers got their first taste of Books For Africa on August 9th and 10th. Although Americorps focuses mainly on the immediate community, Ms. Brown felt that her charges would benefit by stepping outside of their local box and having their eyes opened to the book famine in Africa. Click on the link above for more info and photos...