Donate your good quality books

Spurred on by the impact the books you have donated on the children of Waterloo, this summer, we have set ourselves a new goal – to help establish 50 school libraries in Sierra Leone before Christmas.
 
To achieve this, we have set up two separate campaigns one based in Liverpool and one in Marlow.
 
Up in Liverpool, Claire Curtis-Thomas and CODEP Patron Frank Cottrell Boyce are heading an appeal centred around schools in the Liverpool area. If you are in the Marlow region, Build On Books Co-ordinator, Lori Spragg and her team based around the fabulous Marlow Mums can look after you.
 
Details for both collections are slightly different, but what you need to know is this:
 
Liverpool
 
The Liverpool Campaign runs from 5-17 July 2010. The team there can arrange to pick up your books on a daily basis from the 5th to the 17th of July, or books can be dropped off at St Marys Church, St Mary’s Road, Waterloo L22 3XZ every school day from 4-6pm.
 
Please download this form for further details or email claire@codep.co.uk.
 
Marlow
 
If you live in the Marlow region, which includes Reading, High Wycombe and Windsor and want to donate books, simply email lori@buildonbooks.com or please feel in this short form, Lori can then arrange to ship your books to Sierra Leone this summer.
 
You can also drop books off at 38 Oak Tree Road, Marlow SL7 3EE or in Reading at the HQ of BMG – the Business Moves Group. Their address is 4 Acre Road, Reading, RG2 0SX: or telephone them on 01893 36600.
 
There is such an acute shortage of books in Sierra Leone that every sort of book is welcome providing that they are:
 a) In good condition
b) No pages missing
c) No ripped pages
 
Ideally, we are looking for the following:

• Children’s books, every age, every subject
• Novels *Reference books, dictionaries, atlases, child health
• Language guides
• Text books, particularly reading schemes and GCSE subject books
• Professional literature – standard books on accountancy, engineering, business marketing, nursing, government administration
• Leisure books – arts and crafts, cookery (every type of cook book possible), knitting, sewing, carpentry, do-it –yourself books.

 
Remember, if you would like to help, please contact Claire if you live in the Liverpool area, otherwise, just pass on your details to Lori.
 
Thank you
 
The CODEP and Build On Books teams