A children's book donation project that advocates books sharing and love for children held a press conference at the Guangzhou Library, on April 23, which coincides with the World Day of Reading of this year.

The project is held by China Children and Teenagers’ Fund (CCTF), Guangzhou Women's Federation, Guangzhou Library, JD.com Public Welfare, and Stars Youth Development Center.

2018 Children's Books Donation Project

Many urban children spend their pocket money to buy quality children's picture books and other books, and read with their parents. While many children in rural areas can only go to the school library and even find books at newsstand in the village due to lack of enough books.

With a theme of "Share Books, Share Love," the project aims to improve the reading environment for rural children, enrich their reading life, and encourage the public, especially urban children, to help rural children with reading education.

Book donation

The children’s books donation activity has been held for three times since 2015. It collaborated with as many as 211 enterprises and institutions such as cooperative enterprises, schools, libraries, and volunteer stations to raise more than 100,000 books, of which 83,383 are children's books. All the books were given to 166 rural schools for over 60,000 teachers and students.

The 2018 project plans to raise more than 300,000 second-hand children's books and 500,000 yuan for more than 500 rural elementary schools and community libraries in less developed rural areas in China.

More than 200,000 rural children are expected to be benefited from the activity.

Li Xianglong and Aisha International School Children Donate Children's Book

Li Xianglong, a student from an elementary school in Guangzhou, donated his books along with 40 students from an international school. "I am very happy to share my children's books, and I also want to call for more children to donate their books to share with the children in rural areas."

The activity will continue from April 23 to May 20.