The Sierra Leone Book Trust (SALBOT) donated thousands of copies of books to the Sierra Leone Library Board at a ceremony held at the Library Room, Rokel Street on Wednesday 5th February, 2014.
In his remarks, the Acting Executive Director of (SALBOT), Dr. Alphaous T. Koroma, emphasized that books are a ladder of the progress of human beings as education is a key to development and contributes to the President’s “Agenda for Prosperity”. He informed all that the over 6,000 books cover History, Mathematics, Literature, Computer Sciences, Philosophy, Politics and several subjects relevant to schools and tertiary institutions.
Dr. Alphaous T. Koroma said that SALBOT has been distributing books to the Sierra Leone Library Board and other institutions of learning for more than twelve years. He said since the inception of the book trust in 2002, they have embarked in several book donation projects and thanked its partners the Saber Foundation, Book for Africa, CODE in Canada, School for Salone, Books without Borders, and Book for Africa.
Book Trust Donates Books to Library Board
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