I don't have a library in my community. How do I get one? I want to build a library in another country. How do I do this? How can I get books for my new library?
Please see the detailed web page compiled by the ALA Library, ALA Library Fact Sheet 16 - Setting Up a Library: A Resource Guide. For book donations, look to ALA Library Fact Sheet 12 - Sending Books to Needy Libraries: Book Donation Programs with a different perspective, one of finding an organization to which you can apply and get book donations sent to you. Groups overseas may be best helped by the web page, Donation Programs For Books, Journals and Media, a list compiled by the University at Buffalo prepared by the State University of New York, Health Sciences Library.
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