Edinburgh libraries donate stock to set up community library in Malawi

An innovative partnership between Edinburgh Libraries and North Edinburgh charity APSTAR has seen over fifty boxes of withdrawn library stock donated to establish the first community library in the Mzimba District of Malawi.

Councillor Norma Austin Hart, Edinburgh Vice-Convener of Culture & Sport, and Tamara Nyirenda from APSTAR packed up the final boxes to be shipped. “We were delighted to be approached by APSTAR about providing books to help establish the first community library in the Mzimba District,” said Councillor Norma Austin Hart. “Our libraries service has been only too happy to help this worthwhile cause. The joy of reading and the benefits it can bring are universal and is...