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Who We Are
The Assistance to Libraries Fund was initiated with a grant to the British Columbia Library Association (BCLA) from Dr. Yosef Wosk in 2005. The Assistance to Libraries Fund is organized and managed by the Libraries Across Borders Group (LAB) of BCLA and is made up of qualified library and information personnel, many of whom have extensive experience working in community-based library and information services in Canada and internationally.
What We Do
Libraries Across Borders envisions a world in which library services exist in all communities. It is a fundamental belief of the Group that literacy and access to books and information changes lives, communities and societies. With this in mind the Group seeks funds from many sources. It is then the Group's responsibility to distribute these funds impartially and independently to projects across all cultural and ethnic groups in a wide variety of locations and to ensure these funds are used effectively and efficiently.
How Projects Are Selected
The Applications Committee of LAB is made up of members from library, information, and education professions with experience in development and grass roots projects. Successful applicants that meet the Fund's established criteria must demonstrate evidence that their projects are:
- Community-based, free and open to all
- Of benefit to a disadvantaged group, and/or of direct service to the community
- Sustainable
- Using funds directly for books and materials or educational/literacy-based programs
- Linked with a Canadian partner if it is an international project
Our Connections
Libraries Across Borders works with other individuals and agencies doing similar work. We seek partners locally and internationally to offer more cost-effective services and resources. By building a large network of contacts we can also monitor, evaluate, and provide expertise to assisted projects at minimal cost.
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