Community Libraries Association of Uganda

Well done @KYouthCentre and @EKyazike for implementing this very innovative project.

We were delighted to welcome members of the Zurich Book Club to our Swindon warehouse this week. It was a pleasure to be able to tell fellow book-lovers about the work we do to share the power of books worldwide Hope to see you again soon!

Eid Mubarak to our Muslim Sisters and brothers. #AlibraryinEveryVillage

Through @Book_Aid's generous support, we have successfully concluded a 2 day's teachers' workshop at Mpererwe COU Primary School under the Books to Go project aimed at improving/cultivating a reading habit among children through storybooks. #AlibraryinEveryVillage

This year's Queen's Commonwealth Writing Competition is now open for entries. If you or someone you know is thinking of entering why not share the tips below with them 👇 The theme this year is Common Ground: Better Together. Full details are here: royalcwsociety.org/writing-compet…

@PaulKasobya1 Yes, copies can be purchased at the library. Each copy costs 30,000 Ugandan shillings.

#New We've released volumes 18 & 19 of the National Bibliography of Uganda (NBU). The NBU is a comprehensive record of books published or distributed in #Uganda since 2004. The works are received under legal deposit, as provided for in the Act of Parliament.

Would you like to use your insight and expertise to help us achieve our charitable mission? Why not apply to join our Board of Trustees. If you are passionate about equity of access to books and education we would love to hear from you. Full details here: bookaid.org/job/trustee-2/

Community Libraries across Uganda are joining the campaign to promote reading in Uganda by honoring #DEARday. In the photo, are pupils from one of the Schools that one of our members, Acces Knowledge Africa works with. #AlibraryinEveryVillage

📣 Full programme & speakers announced! 'The Future of Open Data' conference is bringing together a diverse range of technical, political, academic and community voices to explore how #opendata can be secured for the future. 🌟 okfn.org/thefutureofope… #OpenDataDay #ODD26

Happy International Women's day to all the exceptional who make a difference in their communicaties and their organisations. COLAU celebrates all female founders of community libraries in Uganda.

How do we nurture confident reader and leaders? Catch our flagship video where @mutesihellen and @AchanRebecca share how we are empowering children and communities through literacy. Watch the impact. #LiteracyMatters #YoungMinds #partnerships

Meet Ms.Lois Nankya Mutibwa, a LIS Educator. She is currently an Assistant Lecturer at the East African School of Library and Information Science, College of Computing and Information Science, Makerere University. She is the Founder of Mukasa Foundation Community Library.

Massive: We are organizing for a three days digital education workshop for over 150 people at the village library. This is the first one of its kind. Yesterday we had our members' meeting and people are looking forward. DM is open! Contact us for more information.

Happy World Book Day! It's so great to see a love of books and the joy of reading being celebrated 🥳📚 #WorldBookDay #worldbookday2026 @WorldBookDayUK