Building the skills, leadership, and professional capabilities of librarians and library workers.
Reimagining Libraries in Africa
Harnessing digital technology and community engagement approaches to transform libraries into vibrant community spaces.
Our Approach to Transformation
- 01 Digital Technology
- 02 Community Engagement
- 03 Libraries as Vibrant Community Spaces
- 04 Fostering Innovation
Our Impact
- Impact across 22 African countries
- 160+ Librarians trained
- 200+ Library champions
- Partners across 10+ African countries
- 18,000+ People reached through library development, professional training, digital inclusion, community engagement, and advocacy across Africa.
Our approach
How We Transform Libraries
We work across four interconnected areas to strengthen libraries, library professionals, and library systems across Africa.
Developing and deploying digital solutions that strengthen library operations, services, access, and user engagement.
Supporting libraries to develop relevant spaces, programs, resources, and services that respond to community needs.
Working with governments, institutions, and partners to strengthen library policies, systems, research, and investment.
Who We Are
Library Aid Africa is a Pan-African nonprofit organization that leverages digital technology and community engagement approaches to transform libraries into vibrant, inclusive, and sustainable community spaces.
We work with libraries, library professionals, governments, institutions, development partners, and communities to strengthen libraries as spaces for learning, digital inclusion, literacy, skills development, research, innovation, and opportunity.
What we do
Our Programs
01 School Library Intervention Program
Providing school pupils in African communities access to conducive spaces and learning materials.
Visit the program — School Library Intervention Program (opens in a new tab)
02 Community Library Center Project
Library set up in communities serving as community hub to access learning resources.
03 The Library Policy Fellowship
Empowering librarians with the practical skills to influence and change library policy and legislation ecosystems.
The LAA ecosystem
Our Products
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Young African Library Leaders Fellowship 100+ trained library leaders across 19 African countries. We help nurture the next generation of African library leaders, equipping them to create lasting impact in their communities. -
LibraryXAfrica We equip librarians with practical digital and technology skills to modernise library services and create more accessible and responsive learning spaces. -
Library Tracker AI-powered infrastructure that connects people to library services and turns library data into insights for better decisions, investment and development.
Collaborators
Some organizations we have worked with
…and many more.
