Camel Has New Humps... er... books

This just in from Masha Hamilton - I'm honored to post it.

Fifteen months after it began with critical help from M.J. Rose and Susan Ito, the camel book drive has sent more than 7,000 books from authors, book festivals, libraries, bookstores, book clubs and book lovers to readers in the isolated northeastern province of Kenya. Wow! This will bolster education and literacy efforts for many years to come. Many thanks to everyone involved for building a bridge and helping bring books to this remote region.

We're not finished yet, though. Current efforts are focused on raising money so that local people can collect their folktales and traditional stories and then have them published, likely in Somali. This idea was the brainchild of a book group in Australia that read The Camel Bookmobile and then considered the best way they might help the real camel library. This will allow an area in transition to preserve and place value on traditional ways. Mr. Farah has formed a committee to spearhead this project. Be in touch if you have any questions or comments. Thanks…

Masha Hamilton
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