Alongside our partners and funders, LWB US’ Puerto Rico Project Coordinator Moreno Sánchez and Program Manager Alex Aldarondo facilitated the successful launch of a digitally-equipped learning hub in Loíza, Puerto Rico on October 21st, 2021. While this was a significant milestone, their work with the community has been years in the making and will extendRead more about De Puente a Puente: Puerto Rico Staff Highlight[…]

Founded in 2007, Bibliothéques Sans Frontiers/Libraries Without Borders is an international nonprofit working to promote equitable access to and education. Our US branch, Libraries Without Borders US (LWB US), is currently working in 10 states around the country, and from recreation centers in Puerto Rico to laundromats in Baltimore, we provide equitable access to information,Read more about Our Work in Puerto Rico: Panel with LWB US Team[…]

Digital Inclusion week 2021: Our digital equity efforts by Katherine Karmen Trujillo At Libraries Without Borders US, digital inclusion is a cornerstone of everything we do. From creating pop-up libraries inside laundromats to transforming storm shelters into community centers, we re-imagine spaces and develop programs to promote access to information, knowledge, and culture for all.Read more about Digital Inclusion Week 2021[…]

Libraries Without Borders US (LWB US) is committed to delivering access to information by meeting people where they are with the resource they need most, from parks in Baltimore to laundromats in Minnesota. Earlier this year, LWB US implemented programming at Wash and Learn Initiative (WALI) laundromat Beautiful Laundrette in St. Paul, a community livingRead more about LWB US in Minnesota: A community fighting for affordable housing[…]

In 2015, Libraries Without Borders US created the Wash and Learn Initiative (WALI) to provide urban communities with access to digital devices, educational services, and health information. Through these programs, we transformed laundromats across the U.S. into resource centers where librarians, community-based organizations, and small businesses could promote literacy, learning, and engagement. Now, WALI hasRead more about Beautiful Laundrette Owner Spotlight[…]

To the Libraries Without Borders US community, I couldn’t be more proud today. With just 10 staff members, Libraries Without Borders US oversees grassroots education programs in Minnesota, Texas, Maryland, California, Michigan, and Puerto Rico. We work in laundromats and manufactured housing developments, churches and community gardens. For more than a thousand families every year,Read more about Executive Hand-Off: Setting the Stage for a New Director at LWB US[…]

Since the onset of COVID-19, Libraries Without Borders US (LWB US) and our community partners have adapted to the ever-changing circumstances of the pandemic. Creativity proved essential in redesigning programming, from holding virtual community events to delivering critical resources with reduced contact. As the country recovers and businesses fully reopen, LWB US and fellow organizationsRead more about SATX WALI Relaunch: BiblioTech Partner Spotlight[…]

Libraries Without Borders US has relaunched the Wash and Learn Initiative (WALI) for the first time in over a year. Through this program, families can access internet connection laptops and/or tablets, books, bookshelves, and other educational materials all while doing their weekly wash. The reimplementation of WALI is only possible thanks to the tireless andRead more about Inside the Relaunch of the Wash and Learn Initiative (WALI) in San Antonio, Texas: Q&A with LWB US Staff[…]

Education and literacy are contingent on a salient and crucial factor: access. Access can take on a variety of different forms. It can refer to the basic need for internet and connectivity in order to surf the internet, read news articles, and correspond with long-distance friends and family. It can also refer to the easeRead more about Access: from obstacles to resources as seen in rural Minnesota[…]