Little Free Libraries get warm send-off...packed and ready to go...in 3 days

DG Gary Campbell sends the Little
Free Library off with a warm send-off

Todd Bol and his cheerleaders say
goodbye and bon voyage

 Despite frigid temperatures 110 degrees colder than in Accra, Ghana dignitaries from around the District came out to say farewell to the Little Free Libraries and Deechas on their journey to Africa. District Governor Gary Campbell met with Cathy Smith and Kathy Stutzman to wish the team a successful trip and a warm send-off. And Little Free Library Executive Director, Todd Bol brought a pair of cheerleaders to send the libraries off.

A scarf warms the library in the
below zero temperatures

The temperature outside on my way to
pick up the Little Free Libaray

An initiative within the 3rd phase of the Street Girls Aid project, the volunteer team (click here to learn more about the volunteer team )will be working on a multi-dimensional project including:

• literacy,
• vocational training and,
• library stewardship.

The literacy portion of the project includes purchasing/picking-up/bringing and delivering local culturally inclusive books in Accra from the Osu Children's Library Fund and the Ghana Book Trust in partnership with Books For Africa, Little Free Library ,our many donors and sponsors and using them to fill the libraries, providing access to books and literacy initiatives to the girls and their babies who live, work and sleep on the streets of Accra;

Teamwork in action

The vocational training opportunities include building, manufacturing, decorating, assembling and installing Little Free Libraries Little Free Libraries and strategizing about additional vocational opportunities for the girls related to the construction aspect of the project;

The library stewardship part of the project includes workshops and shared learning opportunities with the Street Girls Aid Staff and the team traveling to Ghana in coordination and partnership with a number of on the ground librarians - can't wait to see what comes from these shared learning opportunities.

The birth of the traveling library - Hudson, Wisconsin USA

To successfully accomplish the build, assemble and construct part of the project, the team will be bringing 5 libraries with us as checked baggage and will seek partners on the ground to design and draw plans for libraries...and you will be able to follow this particular library which Kathy Stutzman built in Hudson, Wisconsin and the journey starts here...

The libraries are all packed and ready to go thanks to  the crew at BL Dalsin who have packaged the libraries into checked baggage size - Yippiee! The next part is to get everything to the airport and take off. Pictures will be posted all along the journey - follow the links included in this post to learn more about the various partners we will be working with in Accra...2 days and counting.

Thank you all for your support and well-wishes!