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Foundation, Professional and Government Partners

The U.K. charity Book Aid International has cheered the progress of the Lubuto Library Project for several years and most recently donated a large number of its “Bringing Books to Life – Using Books in the Classroom” publication to distribute to teachers who come to our libraries to learn more about reading aloud to children.
During National Library Week each year since 2007, the library at Bryan Cave LLP has raised funds through a book sale and direct donation for the Lubuto Project, and has thus far raised over $3,000 to support our work.
Children’s Book Council works on behalf of Lubuto, requesting specific book donations from publishers.
International Board on Books for Young People In partnership with the Zambia Library Association, Lubuto founded a Zambian chapter of IBBY, the Zambia Board on Books for Young People (ZBBY). We will work together in the coming years to promote the creation of excellent, beautifully illustrated bilingual Zambian children’s books.
Library of Congress Center for the Book Lubuto is a ‘Reading Promotion Partner’ of the Center for the Book, whose annual meetings have connected us with some of our key partners.
One Laptop Per Child Association, Inc. provided us with 10 XO laptops to introduce to the children using the first Lubuto Library. The Lubuto OLPC Development Group devised a plan and documentation for that introduction, communicating through a wiki created by Lucy Leggiero. Lubuto high school volunteers successfully introduced the XO laptops at the first Lubuto Library in February 2009.
Paley, Rothman’s attorneys in Bethesda, MD have given many hours of pro bono assistance to Lubuto, from incorporating the organization and helping establish our board to charity registration and mobilizing support from other organizations.
International Reading Association affiliate councils generously donate to Lubuto: Diamond State Reading Association, Newark DE; Kent Council of Reading, Dover, DE; Reading Council of Northern Delaware, Wilmington, DE; Sussex County Reading Council (SCORE), Berlin, MD
Rotary Clubs in the U.S. and Zambia support Lubuto with individual giving and fundraising, and direct gifts from the Beltsville Rotary Club Foundation and the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rotary Club Foundation.
Special Libraries Association SLA chapters in Washington, DC, New York and Philadephia have found, and continue to find, ways to collect books, raise and donate money for Lubuto, and many individual members of these and other SLA chapters play an active role in making our libraries possible.
Members of the DC Chapter of SLA have gotten directly involved with the building and shipping of Lubuto Library collections, by holding book drives and coming out in big numbers to pack up Lubuto books for shipment to Zambia.
Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan’s attorneys in Washington, DC and Atlanta, GA have given many, many hours of pro bono assistance to Lubuto, from getting our nonprofit tax-exempt status to protecting our intellectual property.
U.S. Board on Books for Young People When Kent Brown was President of USBBY, he raised funds from its membership that allowed Lubuto’s U.S. and Zambian team to come together for the first time at the International Board on Books for Young People 2004 Congress in Cape Town, South Africa, and introduce Lubuto to the world. Since then, USBBY has generously supported establishment of the Zambian Board on Books for Young People, sponsored jointly by the Lubuto Project and the Zambia Library Association. They also provided a grant to support an October 2010 workshop given in Lusaka and Nabukuyu by Anne Pellowsky.