UKRAINE: Mobile Library on Wheels Project

The Ukraine Section of IBBY operates at the National Library of Ukraine for Children, providing children with Ukrainian books and popularizing the work of the creators of modern Ukrainian children’s books. Ukrainian librarians work courageously in harsh war conditions, daily shelling, media attacks, and information provocations. 
 
The National Library of Ukraine for Children needs funds to purchase a Bookbus. Implementing the Mobile Library on Wheels Project will allow the protection of the library collections from daily enemy attacks and respond quickly to removing books from affected libraries. The Bookbus, stocked with modern Ukrainian and world literature and equipped with computers and Internet access, is the need for effective library services in the de-occupied areas and areas of forced displacement. The Bookbus will also allow children to come to the primary children's library, where they can see a variety of children's literature, get practical advice on children's reading, visit the center for mental health and psychological relief, and participate in exciting and creative events.
 
Financial assistance is needed to purchase computers, laptops, tablets, printers, scanners, multimedia, digital cameras, charging stations, etc. This will enrich the information and technical resources of the network of children's libraries in Ukraine, which are centers of digitalization and digital education for children, and will also help preserve and popularize cultural heritage.
 
Ukrainian children's literature is competitive in the global book market, and Ukrainian authors are known worldwide. Unfortunately, a good modern book is not available for many users who live in war and have financial problems. Therefore, libraries for children are becoming the only place to access literature, reading, and communication. Funds are greatly needed to purchase literature that will enrich and update the destroyed and damaged library collections and help meet the reading demands of discerning children.
 
These are the primary urgent needs of IBBY Ukraine and children's libraries in Ukraine. 
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Your contributions are greatly appreciated!