November 29, 2022 – 21st Century Library & Information Science Network

This Giving Tuesday, give the gift of a book [Books For Africa]

Giving Tuesday is here, and with it, the official start of the holiday giving season.

As Books For Africa prepares for 2023 and our 35th anniversary, we would like to invite you to be part of something historic. BFA’s goal for fiscal year 2023 is to ship four million books, and because of you we are well on our way to achieving this goal.

This Giving Tuesday, your gift of $100 will ensure that 200 children each receive a book in 2023. Imagine the difference these books will make in the lives of a young person, opening doors to imagination, creativity, confidence, and success.

We hope you will join us in celebrating the holidays with the gift of a book.

The BFA-HU Partnership Project is a part and package of Books For Africa.

This is #givingtuesday2022 Book Aid International

This #givingtuesday2022 you can share the power of books with people across the world at the same time as doing your Christmas shopping! See below for three ways you can support Book Aid International this Christmas.

1. Using AmazonSmile you can donate to us without spending an extra penny! It’s exactly the same as Amazon, same products, same prices and same service. The difference is Amazon donates 0.5% of your purchase to the charity of your choice.

2. Visit charitycardshop.com/bookaid today and browse our selection of Christmas cards including five exclusive designs by illustrator Chris Wormell. You can even get all your essentials like wrapping paper, while supporting our work and sharing the power of books.

3. Stuck for a gift for a book lover? Why not give a Reverse Book Token and send books on your loved one’s behalf. Each token you buy shares the power of books and helps to create a fairer, brighter future. charitycardshop.com/bookaid/product/40

Book Aid International is a partner of Hawassa University, Ethiopia since 2020.

Book Aid International donated various educational books with an estimated value of 3 million ETB in 2021 and most recently with an estimated value of 2.9 million ETB in 2022 for the operation of the BAI_HU partnership in the Sidama National Regional State, Ethiopia.

Hats off, to Book Aid International for its everlasting contribution and support to Primary, Secondary, Higher Education, Public & Community Libraries in the Sidama National Regional State, Ethiopia.

The Academic Word List (AWL)

What is the AWL?

The Academic Word List (AWL), developed by Averil Coxhead at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, contains 570 word families which frequently appear in academic texts, but which are not contained in the General Service List (GSL). When compiling the list, the author found that the AWL covers around 10% of words in academic texts; if you are familiar with words in the GSL, which covers around 80% of words in written texts, you would have knowledge of approximately 90% of words in academic texts. The words in the AWL are not connected with any particular subject, meaning they are useful for all students…