Wisconsin Books for the World

03/26/2022

First book-packing of the year! 😍

10/27/2021

Thank you, Alpha Phi Omega and Madison Breakfast Rotary! 😍 We LOVE connecting with groups who want to volunteer together. If that sounds like your group, register for an upcoming book-packing here: https://www.volunteeryourtime.org/need/detail/?need_id=623457

10/15/2021

We love the sight of a shipment ready to go! 😍 We are so grateful for the Madison Breakfast Rotarians and partners who have made this Guatemala project possible! Club Rotario Los Altos KEVA Sports Center

10/10/2021

Much gratitude to all the volunteers who packed THREE WHOLE PALLETS of books yesterday! If you're wondering how many books that is...register for an upcoming book-packing and find out! 😃📚https://www.volunteeryourtime.org/need/detail/?need_id=623457

10/07/2021

Did you know that we keep literal TONS of books out of landfills every year? 😮📚Join us THIS SATURDAY for Rotary Days of Environmental Service and come be part of it! Sign up here: https://www.volunteeryourtime.org/need/detail/?need_id=623457

09/20/2021

Rotarians in the warehouse! Much gratitude to the Madison Breakfast Rotarians who came out on a Monday morning to pack games, puzzles, interactive toys, and early reader English and Spanish books. We're so excited to get these to schools in rural Guatemala soon! 😃📚🇬🇹

09/13/2021

Doing any end-of-summer decluttering? We're gathering materials for libraries in rural Guatemala, and we'd love your help! Let us know if you have anything you'd like to donate. 📚🌎🇬🇹😁

08/23/2021

We need your help! There are lots of books to pack, and we have several volunteer spots available for a packing event this Wednesday at 1PM. We'd love to have you join us! Learn more and register here:

Books for the World is a global literacy project, supervised by Rotarians, that puts used books from the United States that might otherwise be discarded into the hands of children in other countries where educational resources are in short supply. We will be sorting and packing donated books.

08/07/2021

Thank you to Rotary District 6250 Governor Karen Hebert for packing books with us this morning! We had a great time sharing this project with you. 😃📚📦🌎

08/07/2021

Dodgeville Elementary donated 86 desks, plus a bunch of books! 😄We're so excited to get these to rural schools in Guatemala that need them. Thank you, Dodgeville Elementary, and the awesome team that helped with unloading and packing! 💪📚

08/07/2021

It's been a great week at the warehouse! Thank you to Baker Tilly and Madison Breakfast Rotarians for packing over 4,000 books on Wednesday 🤩📚📦🌎 These books will go to developing regions where English is an official language.

06/05/2021

Today we had a wonderful group of young ladies from Girl Scout Troop 1019 in Sun Prairie help pack books that will be sent to developing countries where people need them. Our future is bright with this next generation! Thanks much Troop 1019.