At Book Aid International we share the power of books with millions of people around the world.
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Our latest shipments have just left our Swindon warehouse: 12,208 brand-new books for our partners in #Madagascar and 16,184 for our partners in #Cameroon. 📚
That brings our 2026 total to 908,302 books, with our one millionth now on the horizon.
It was such a treat to be invited to attend the tenth anniversary @booksaremybag Reader Awards last night. Congratulations to all the winning authors.
And thank you to @book_tokens for our invitation. Find out about our long-standing partnership here: bookaid.org/blog/news/the-po…
Christmas is less than two months away! 🎄
Get ahead with a visit to our online Christmas shop. Each pack of cards sold allows us to send another brand-new book to someone who needs it. 📚
👉 charitycardshop.com/Bookaid/
Wonderful to see teacher librarians building their library skills with @Inezafondation.
Confident librarians can help students find their way into reading. Find out more: bookaid.org/what-we-do/train…
On 29–30 October 2026,Ineza Foundation, in partnership with @Book_Aid and GS Shyorongi, conducted a 2day Library Management Training for 10 Teacher Librarians from GS Shyorongi, GS Muvumu and GS Rwahi under the Books To Go Project. The initiative promotes a culture of reading 1/3
It’s #PictureBookMonth! 📚 To celebrate, we’re revisiting our conversation with Elizabeth Mujawamariya Johnson of the @Inezafondation, our partner in Rwanda, on why access to books matters from day one.
👉 Read more: bookaid.org/partner-voice/ch…
ALT Children's hands on a picture book.
“For us at Unique Foundation, books are much more than objects on a shelf.”
Founder Solomon shares how @UFNon grew a small learning centre into classroom libraries across The Gambia.
👉 Read his story: bookaid.org/partner-voice/ch…
ALT Students and teachers in blue uniforms proudly display donated books beside open boxes outside a school.
Two shipments have left our Swindon warehouse! 📚
41,132 brand-new books are heading to Sierra Leone and 21,931 to The Gambia, bringing our total so far this year to 865,304.
👉 It costs just £2 to send a book: bookaid.org/donate
ALT Warehouse workers in high visibility vests loading books onto a lorry with a forklift.
Writing a will doesn’t have to be a big task.
Through our partnership with @octopuslegacy, you can write or update yours for free and leave a gift that helps our partners fill library shelves with brand-new books. 📚
👉 Find out more here: octopuslegacy.com/online-wil…
Global Media and Information Literacy Week starts today 📚
Librarians are trusted sources of information. That’s why training sessions for librarians and teachers is part of every library we create or refurbish with our partners.
👉 Find out more: bookaid.org/what-we-do/train…”
Around 150 children now read every day in the new Children’s Corner at Bamenda I Council Library, Cameroon, created by the library team and our partner EISERVI.
👉 Read the story: bookaid.org/blog/children/a-…
📷 Bamenda I Council Library, Bamendankwe (Cameroon) © Sylvie Njobati.
ALT A librarian in the Children's Corner.
Things we love to see. 😍
The literacy month celebration in September was memorable. We still pursue promoting literacy through empowering “Reading clubs” in schools. The “Books to Go” initiative is coming to allow children readers to take reading books home for leisure reading. @Book_Aid @KigaliLibrary
Our latest shipment has left our Swindon warehouse:
22,055 brand-new books are on the way to our partners at the Malawi National Library Service. That’s 802,871 books sent worldwide so far this year.
It costs just £2 to send a book. Send the next one: bookaid.org/donate
ALT Pallets of labelled boxes are stacked inside a shipping container, with a blue “MAL” tag visible.
Be sure to book your tickets for this @Writers_Artists masterclass with Dr Anna Vaught in December. 👇
Proceeds from ticket sales support us to send more books too! 📚
Do you want to write a #novella? Dr Anna Vaught will explore how to draw the emotional interiors of your characters whilst remaining succinct, and share her insights into the #publishing landscape for novellas.
Book now: writersandartists.co.uk/even…
“Books give that connection to normality and allow education to carry on, allow people to reconnect with things that are important, give people a bit of an escape.”
Our Chief Executive, Alison Tweed, to readers of @thetimes 👇
thetimes.com/uk/get-britain-…
ALT A Chernihiv librarian browses donated children’s books.
ALT A heavily damaged building with shattered windows.
We are delighted to be able to share our work with @thetimes, and deeply grateful for all the donations we have received for our joint Get Ukraine Reading appeal.
👉 If you want to find out more about what we do, please visit bookaid.org
Our latest shipment is on its way! 🚢
A total of 22,973 brand-new books is now on the way to our partners in Zanzibar, all destined for the Zanzibar Library Services. That's 780,816 sent so far this year. 📚
👉 It costs just £2 to send a book: bookaid.org/donate
ALT Cardboard boxes with shipping labels are stacked on pallets inside a lorry.
Would you like to help share the power of books with readers worldwide? 🌎
We’re hiring a Senior Philanthropy and Partnerships Manager to grow our income so more people can discover the joy of reading.
Apply by 11:59 pm on Sunday 18 October 2026. 👇
bookaid.org/job/senior-phila…
Hear @domhauschild on our partnership with @thetimes for the Get Ukraine Reading appeal on @DailyTPodcast from @Telegraph. You can listen to it here: linktr.ee/ukrainethelatest
👉 Every £2 donated means we can send another brand-new book. Donate now at: bookaid.org/ukrainereading
ALT A woman and young girl read a book together in a library.
ALT The Sunday Times - Get Ukraine Reading.
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Just £2 can get a brand new book into the hands of a Ukrainian child.
The Sunday Times and @thetimes has partnered with @Book_Aid as part of our Get Ukraine Reading campaign.
So far this year:
📕 13 million books have been destroyed by Russian attacks on libraries, warehouses and printing presses
📗 In one warehouse, 20% of all books printed in Ukraine were destroyed by drone strikes
📘More than 2 million school textbooks have been destroyed
📙Around 12,500 schools were without textbooks for the start of the new year
Please consider donating to Book Aid International to help restock Ukraine's destroyed libraries. Link in reply 👇
Last year, gifts in wills helped us send 170,000 brand-new books worldwide.
With our partner Octopus Legacy, you can write your will online, over the phone or in person - for free. 🙌
👉 Find out more here: bookaid.org/support-us/leave…
