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A free library and reading room: a volunteer-led effort in Lagos
A community-led a free library and reading room at the Sycamore vacant lot that will serve 496 neighbors.
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For twelve years the neighborhood has asked for a free library and reading room. This year a group of 9 volunteers, including a retired civil engineer, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Sycamore vacant lot, but no funding.
We have received donated timber, and the remaining cost is $550.
It will serve about 496 people, including children, seniors and people with disabilities. We'll hold a build day in February and everyone is invited.
We're a small team, and every dollar will be spent in the open - I'll post receipts and progress photos.
All purchases will be made by two volunteers and logged publicly. Surplus funds will go to maintenance.
Where the $550 goes:
• Materials: $470
• Permits and inspections: $15
• Safety equipment and signage: $25
• Tools hire and delivery: $40
Thanks for being kind about this.
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- Anonymous 🇿🇦 · $75
“Hope it all works out. Only $75 but hope it helps. - Ekurhuleni”
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“Wishing you the best. Thought of Chidinma all day after reading this.”
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“Only $20 but hope it helps. - Jerusalem”
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- Tomer Navon 🇮🇱 · $25
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is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Chidinma!
Hope things get better soon. Hope this works out for you. Greetings from Edinburgh.
Take care. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Greetings from Toronto.
More neighborhoods should do this. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of Lagos
Your post was clear and honest. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Thinking of Lagos.