The Race is On - help us establish 50 school libraries before Christmas

CODEP Build on Books Summer Appeal

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 in based in Liverpool and one based 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. In Marlow, 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 8-17 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 or email claire@codep.co.uk for further details.

Marlow

If you live in the Marlow region, and that includes Reading, High Wycombe and Windsor and want to donate books, either email lori@buildonbooks.com or follow the link and fill out all your details on the spreadsheet, 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 018 933 6600

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 and live in Liverpool, please contact Claire, if you live in the Marlow region, please email Lori.

Thank you

The CODEP and Build On Books teams