GIVE A MAN A FISH... THE UPSIDES AND DOWNSIDES OF BOOK DONATION ORGANIZATIONS
WHAT’S THE APPEAL? tangiblefeasibleimmediate
WHERE I BEGAN the questions: who decides what’s needed how are the connections made logistics
WHERE I BEGAN
WHERE I WENT not for profit for profit
WHERE I WENT $ in, books out books in, books out
READING: THE THINGS YOU LEARN Miller (2011) ; Nassimbeni & Desmond (2011) include training with the books books have to be suited to needs have to encourage pleasure reading Nassimbeni & Desmond (2011) ; Hart (2011) provide books using local publishers or booksellers follow-up is essential “recipient agency” vs. “outsider aid” Hart, G. (2012). Teacher-librarians leading change: Some stories from the margins. School Libraries Worldwide 18(2), Miller, G. (2011). Lessons learned for effective overseas donations. Incite 32(1/2), 10. Nassimbeni, M. & Desmond, S. (2011). Availability of books as a factor in reading, teaching and learning behaviour in twenty disadvantaged primary schools in South Africa. South African Journal of Library and Information Science 77(2),
READING: THE THINGS YOU LEARN “Books are works of the mind, which through the variety of their contents and different forms of human expression, feed our shared intellectual heritage in all its diversity” (Rosi, 2005, p. 3) “The donation of books is all too often no more than a grand gesture without any real impact, because it fails to contribute to the lasting promotion of books and reading in the target countries” (Rosi, 2005, p. 5) “We are used to thinking of a book as a precious object in itself, a valuable resource which will be appreciated at all times and in all contexts. In reality, a book can be unimportant and even a quite unusable object in some situations and for some readers” (Rosi, 2005, p. 22) Rosi, M. (2005). Book donations for development. Canada: UNESCO.
BOOK CHAIN DONATIONS: MODES AND IMPLICATIONS Rosi, M. (2005). Book donations for development. Canada: UNESCO.
WHERE I AM NOW question: who am I serving?