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The Magic of School Libraries in Promoting Reading Cultures
Libraries introduce new ideas and open up new worlds. For many schools in rural areas, they offer the only opportunity for students to access books and experience the joy of reading.
However, many school libraries lack the funds to maintain an up-to-date and comprehensive collection. Students often face empty shelves and outdated, tattered, or inappropriate second-hand books, making it difficult for them to discover the transformative power of knowledge. At present, the schools that we are working with are with just 1 – 2 old books per student, and the books haven’t been changed or added for years. This lack of resources impacts the students’ ability to engage fully in their education.
We are committed to supporting libraries in developing countries by providing quality, age-appropriate books. By enriching these libraries, we aim to foster a love of reading and learning, opening doors to endless possibilities for young minds.
Our Current Project
Nguyen Tat Thanh Secondary School, Phu Thien District, Gia Lai Province
Nestled in the remote commune of Ia Yeng in Gia Lai province, Nguyen Tat Thanh Secondary School serves 297 students with over 97% of whom are from ethnic minority communities. With 85 students coming from low-income or near-poor households, access to educational resources is not just limited. It’s scarce.
Ngo Gia Tu Secondary School, Phu Thien District, Gia Lai Province
Located in the mountainous region of Phu Thien District, Gia Lai Province, Ngo Gia Tu Secondary School serves as an educational beacon for 352 students in Ia Piar commune. Among these students, 347 come from ethnic minority communities, and 120 come from economically disadvantaged families.
Phan Van Dang Secondary and High School, Vung Liem District, Vinh Long Province
Despite modern facilities, the school's library faces significant resource gaps that limit the students' learning potential. There are currently 3,445 books available (2.5 books per student) with a severe shortage of reference books for both secondary and high school levels. The reading materials are outdated, insufficient encyclopedia collection, very limited life skills books, education materials (only 37 books), and age-appropriate recreational reading.
Be the hero students need.
Sponsor Books, Change Futures
Your support helps stock libraries in underserved communities with books. By enriching these libraries, we foster a love of reading and learning and open doors to endless possibilities for young minds.
Support NowHow We Operate
We strive to bring the magic of books to as many school libraries as possible, highlighting their transformative power. By providing carefully selected, quality books tailored to the specific needs of each library, we empower students to discover the joy of reading and the immense benefits it brings.
Direct School Engagement
We work directly with schools to identify school libraries in need of our support.
Book Wish Lists
We gather book wish lists directly from school libraries, carefully curated in collaboration with librarians and teachers to meet the needs of their students.
Publisher Partnerships
We negotiate with publishers for discounted book prices, in return to help their books reach schools and communities in needs.
Fundraising Initiatives
Through our Adopt a Book campaigns, we aim that 100% of your donations go directly towards purchasing books. We raise separate funds to cover our operational costs.
More questions about our program and how we operate? We have a dedicated Q&A section with common questions and answers. Check it out!
Ways to Support
Adopt a Book
Choose a book to gift to any school. Browse through our schools’ wish lists, select a specific school, and choose books by genre or negotiated costs. Click on each book to see its details*.
Adopt More Books
You can filter and view all books wished for by a specific school, then select and add them all to your cart to adopt in one go. View all books in a table format for easy selection and checkout.
Book Delivery
We ensure that 100% of the donations for Adopt a Book projects go directly to purchasing books. We raise funds separately to cover all costs including books delivery to schools.
* Since we thrive to bring books in local languages to schools in needs, we rely on Google Translate to help us to translate the book summary to English so it can be understandable. Kindly accept some imperfect translation in the book texts because of this reason
Any other ways?
We know that browsing through every book wish can take time, and sometimes you just want to make a difference without all the details. With your trust, with our Adopt Any Book option, you can choose an amount to donate, and we’ll do the rest—selecting books that fit your contribution and directly benefit the students who need them most.
Adopt any Book
You can simply choose an amount you’d like to give, and we’ll take care of selecting the books on your behalf. Once all 2025 projects go live, we’ll match your contribution with carefully selected books for the schools most in need. It's a flexible, high-impact way to help.
Our Past Projects
In 2024, we worked with 2 schools to support them with 183 books / book sets with total 265 books, potentially reaching more than 2,050 students.
Thanh Duc secondary school, Vinh Long
Thanh Duc Secondary School in Long Ho Commune, Vinh Long Province, Vietnam, is home to 650 students, but its small library is in need of support. Spanning 90 m², the library has just 600 outdated books, many of which no longer serve the students' reading needs.
Nguyen Trai secondary school, Vinh Long
Nguyen Trai Secondary School, located in Vinh Long Province, Vietnam. With a 120 m² library serving over 1,400 students, the school currently holds about 3,000 books, but still has numerous empty shelves, reflecting the need for more educational resources.
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR IMPACT
Our programs' impacts in 2024 for Adopt a Book program are as followed.
183 Books/Book Sets or total 265 Books delivered
2 School Libraries benefited
Over 2 050 Students potentially reached
Promote Reading Cultures
With the Adopt a Book program, your generosity fosters a culture of reading in schools around the world. Help students discover the joy of books and unlock the life-changing benefits of literacy.
Adopt any Book
If you'd like to support now, this option lets you choose any donation amount. Once the 2025 projects go live, we’ll match your contribution with carefully selected books for the schools most in need. It's a flexible, high-impact way to help. We’ll make sure your gift lands exactly where it’s needed most.
Support our Team
At A Thousand Hopes, 100% of book adoption donations go directly to the books. To keep that promise, we rely on separate support to fund our operations, including essential costs like book delivery to schools. Your contribution helps us continue this important work and scale our impact to more communities.