Applicants must fill out an ibp application to receive books. The travel jacket comes with 15 unique features including a builtin neck pillow, eye mask, gloves, earphone holders, drink pocket and tech pockets of all sizes. International book project for donations of books to ngos. One of the largest international book donation programs in the world and the. In keeping with our founder ken gjemres saying that books should fill our lives, not our land, half price books launched our million book donation project and pledged to donate at least a million books eac. Each application is evaluated by ibp staff for quality of organizational structure, english. Founded in 1917 as a street corner newsstand in florence, alabama, booksamillion, inc. This handbook outlines the essential components of successful book donation projects and offers some suggestions for both recipient and donor. Poland, hungary, bulgaria and romania with a total of 6. Texas bookman is the wholesale division of half price books. We are also seeking to work with local libraries who may need or want to clear out space. Our 35,000 clubs carry out sustainable humanitarian service projects. How to donate librivox how to donate free public domain.
Li dak sums ancestral home is located at yin zhou district in ningbo, and he is the chairman of sharproxy hong kong limited. Ushering in a new era of rational charity with more than 28. The objective of this project is to create a freetoread, searchable collection of one million books, primarily in the english language, available to everyone over the internet. Without further ado, we are pleased to announce our final total for the 20 calendar year was 1,491,364 books donated. The million book project or the universal library was a book digitization project led by carnegie mellon university school of computer science and university.
We are on a mission to collect then donate a million books back into the community by the end of 201. We are currently accepting donations of books, textbooks, cds, blank vhscassette tapes blank media. Shop book donation sticker created by bibliophiles. The million book project or the universal library was a book digitization project led by carnegie mellon university school of computer science and university libraries from 20072008. Book donations and literacy programs from kids need to read help alleviate some. No matter how big or small, your donations are needed and appreciated. Scroll over the country that you would like to donate to. Free shipping and more for millionaires club members. We give back to the community by supporting hundreds of worthy projects, including the million book donation project and the half pint library book drive. Make sure to fill in the donors name, or leave that space blank so you can fill in different names.
Biggest projects of generous philanthropists bill and. The program permitted libraries to purchase books and journals, primarily with a focus on the natural and engineering sciences and medicine. Half price books has been dedicated to literacy and environmental initiatives since 1972. Book donations human rights educational initiative. Directory of book donation programs university at albany. In keeping with our founder ken gjemres saying that books should fill our lives, not our land, half price books launched our million book.
Mar 06, 2018 a venture that started in the 80s, dolly partons imagination library is a tribute to her father, robert lee parton, sr. A project that is expected to ignite a revitalization of salina downtown has received a million dollar donation. These support a wide array of investments in such areas as education, health, public administration, infrastructure, financial and private sector development, agriculture, and environmental and natural resource management. Tef is thrilled to announce their new partnership with utahbased company, stampin up. Mission million books ratna nidhi charitable trust.
Later, we would like to give each letter of the alphabet a dollar amount and add up our valuable, million dollar. This map highlights the african countries in which a group is fundraising for a book shipment. Your used books make a big difference in the lives of americas veterans and their families. The national book fund provides adult literacy and basic education programs with educational materials to help teach adults to read. Each year, project night night sends over 25,000 night night.
It makes it easier for a small group to work together if we are all using the same resource. The singer donated the 100 millionth book from her imagination library to the research library. A venture that started in the 80s, dolly partons imagination library is a tribute to her father, robert lee parton, sr. Million book project internet archive an early collection of books from the indian scanning centers of the universal library project, sometimes called the million books project.
Before proliteracy established the national book fund nbf, literacy programs that couldnt afford to buy books for students and instructors simply did without them. World war, 19141918 economic aspects great britain, finance. The million book digital library project raj reddy and gloriana stclair. Since we officially launched the program in 2012, weve donated more than 11 million books. Million book donation project donation request, fundraising. Just click the schedule a pickup button below, choose a date for your donation pickup, leave your clearly labeled donations outside on the day you choose, and our driver will pick. The billionaire couple has been leading in philanthropy for. Book donation sticker a sticker to acknowledge the donation of a book. On june 26, half price books donated its millionth book of 2012 to the vickery meadow learning center vmlc at a special event that included storytime for some of the preschool students from vmlc. Our mission here at the million book project is to be a provider of books and to repurpose as many as possible in order to keep them out of landfills and into the hands of those that enjoy reading. It has two parts, one, to create more reading material for children and the second, which is more of a corollary to get. Not only do your book donations through pick up please support us veterans, they also support reading in general. Where can you donate your old books where theyll be sure to live a full. Devices will be recycled or resold with net proceeds benefiting the 1million project foundation.
The project seeks to distribute 1 million educational books free of cost to 10,000. Donate books with a free donation pickup pickup please. In kentucky, there exists a grassroots, ngo international book donation program called the international book project ibp. Note that all donations to librivox must be made through our official home, the internet archive, which is a us 501 c 3 nonprofit organization taxid number. The african library project connects book drives in the u. Libraries worldwide are no longer just collections of books. So, once again, in 20, we set forth with the goal of donating a million books as part of our million book donation project. African library project alp is dedicated to creating african libraries by organizing the shipment of gentlyused books through book drives in the. Bridge of books foundation bringing the world to children. A home on 32nd street is part of the crop of 60 acquired by southwest solutions for renovation. This task is accomplished by scanning the books and indexing their full text.
Club members and friends volunteer two saturdays a month to sort the books by categories and pack them for shipping. Although book donations began to find their way into eastern europe prior to the. Make a donation request and well get back to you soon. Just click the schedule a pickup button below, choose a date for your donation pickup, leave your clearly labeled donations outside on the day you choose, and our driver will pick up your donation rain or shine. Not only do your book donations through pick up please support us veterans, they also support reading in.
Jun 28, 2012 on june 26, half price books donated its millionth book of 2012 to the vickery meadow learning center vmlc at a special event that included storytime for some of the preschool students from vmlc. The directory lists organizations which can help in the various phases of book donation projects. After the gift was accepted by lee county commissioners, an. Founded in 1917 as a street corner newsstand in florence, alabama, booksa million, inc. Using donations like yours, weve wiped out 99 percent of all polio cases. Details will show in the popup screen or below the map when clicked. Your donations train future peacemakers, support clean water, and strengthen local economies. Projects the world bank provides lowinterest loans, zero to lowinterest credits, and grants to developing countries. Cash donations to the 1million project foundation are tax deductible.
The easiest way to donate is by simply clicking this paypal button. In an interview, mayor ras baraka said he wished the group. And just last week, her nonprofit program reached a milestone. In case youve forgotten, the million book donation project is exactly what it sounds like half price books makes a pledge to donate at least one million books to great nonprofit organizations and schools across the country. All makes and models are accepted, regardless of carrier or. The data shows that in the three days of the event from september 7 to 9, a total of 28 million individual donations were made to 5,498 public welfare projects. International book bank and the international book project. Working with government and research partners in india digital library of india and china, the project scanned books in many languages, using ocr to enable full text searching, and providing freetoread. International book donation programs everyone should know the. Or click on a specific project in the list on the right. To donate to a specific project by clicking the donate now. Biggest projects of generous philanthropists bill and melinda.
Sabre directory of book donation international organizations. Dec 20, 2019 in case youve forgotten, the million book donation project is exactly what it sounds like half price books makes a pledge to donate at least one million books to great nonprofit organizations and schools across the country. Salina regional health center is making a million dollar donation to the field. Another easy way to support the 1million project is by donating your old wireless phone, tablet or mobile hotspot. Classroom auction projects art auction projects class art projects collaborative art projects classroom crafts. Not only are we hunting in our own reading books, but we would like to find some using a dictionary. School donations auction donations charitable donations nonprofit fundraising fundraising ideas fundraising events childrens.
Were moving fullsteam ahead with donations in 2014. The benefit of donating is that we will come to you and pick up the items for free as long as there are a few dozen books available. Jan 23, 2014 so, once again, in 20, we set forth with the goal of donating a million books as part of our million book donation project. The text file is created, where possible, through optical character recognition. Van meter and since its inception, the ibp has sent over 6 million books worldwide.
Booksamillion donation request form nonprofit fundraising. Over 600 underresourced schools across the us have received books from the reader to reader book donation program. Your online donation will help us get the books that kids need into the hands of the. For changes or additions, please contact deborah m. Our goal is to collect then donate over 1 million books by the end of 2018.
Based in birmingham, alabama, the company currently operates more than 260 stores in 32 states and the district of. Later, we would like to give each letter of the alphabet a dollar amount and add up our valuable, million dollar words that we find or use. An early collection of books from the indian scanning centers of the universal library project, sometimes called the million books project. Million book donation project a million books donated. Distributing books to libraries, schools, hospitals, prisons, refugee camps and rural communities, book aid international works to encourage literacy and access to reading materials in subsaharan africa and the middle east.
The ibp was founded in 1966 by harriet van meter and since its inception, the ibp has sent over 6 million books worldwide. Please make sure to specify that your donation is for librivox. The international book project accepts requests for books from organizations throughout the world, such as churches, missionary groups, primary and secondary schools, community and school libraries, universities, and the u. Jul 15, 2018 in kentucky, there exists a grassroots, ngo international book donation program called the international book project ibp. Many of these books are not complete or in good shape. Objective the objective of this project is to create a freetoread, searchable collection of one million books, primarily in the english language, available to everyone over the. In 2012, we celebrated our 40th anniversary of buying and selling books, music, movies and more by giving back.
Donation projects the university of nottingham ningbo china. Since its founding in 1954, the ngo has sent roughly 30 million books to. List of highestfunded crowdfunding projects wikipedia. Since its founding in 1954, the ngo has sent roughly 30 million books to underserved areas. Want books for your nonprofit organization or school.