Hi all,

I don't want to be a jerk here, but this is a really important topic. I spent a few months in rural Tanzania in 2018 setting up a library in a region that had no library access or internet access at all.  We were dealing with all donated materials.  I can't stress this point enough- if the books are not good enough- for WHATEVER reason- for your students, they are not good enough for the African students (or any students, for that matter). Those students lead rich and full lives.  They do not need misinformation, dated information, or fiction they can't connect to. In addition, the east African countries I visited do not have a waste management or recycling system.  They have no way to dispose of materials that are unsuitable, short of burning them. Please consider recycling your books if your district doesn't allow for straight disposal.  If there is someone from Africa on here, I defer to you obviously, but I wanted to share my experience.

Ann Buchanan

Library Media Specialist

Middletown High School

On Tue, Sep 27, 2022 at 1:55 PM Matthew Cadorette <MCadorette@waterfordschools.org> wrote:

If the books are in decent shape, American Friends of Kenya will take them.

They don't take everything, but whatever they take will end up in one of over 20 libraries they support in Kenya.

Matt Cadorette

Librarian
Waterford High School
20 Rope Ferry Road
Waterford, CT
(860) 437-6956

x7127
OR
x7103
Lancer Library Website

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I started a massive weeding project last school year. Our nonfiction section is both out-of-date and under-used (probably because it is out-of-date). There are MANY books that we no longer need and I have pulled out of the collection. The problem is I do not know what to do with all of the weeded material. I have left them out for students to take and sent emails to teachers to see if they want any for their classrooms. I still have A LOT left. What do you do with weeded books?

Amy Reilly

School Media Specialist
Derby High School
203-736-5032 X2373

Currently reading:  The Wastelands by Stephen King

Just finished up:  The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King

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