Children with books they received from Los Alamos through the work of Sharon Allen, Kiwanis and the African Library Project. Courtesy photo

And this is what it’s all about! Children with books they received through the African Library Project. Courtesy photo

Kiwanis volunteers loaded 148 boxes of books into a truck April 1, enough for 9 libraries, to be transported to New Orleans for shipment to Africa. courtesy photo

BY BROOKE DAVIS
Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos

The Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos is very thankful to the United Church Thrift Shop for their
generous donation of $3000 to the African Library Project (ALP).

The Women’s Christian Service Society operates the shop and acknowledged Kiwanian Sharon
Allen for her dedication and untiring efforts in making the ALP a success. On April 1, a truck
was loaded with 148 boxes containing 11,386 books (totaling approximately 3 tons), enough for
9 libraries, and then drove to New Orleans where they continued their journey by ship to Ghana
and Malawi.

The donation goes a long way in paying for the shipping costs for the project. If you are
interested in donating for future library shipments, go to https://losalamos.kiwanisone.org and
click on the African Library Project.

A young girl checks out books sent to her community through the African Library Project. Courtesy photo

A young boy reads a book about fish. Courtesy photo