Lubuto by the numbers

5 Lubuto libraries in Zambia (3 in Lusaka & 2 in Southern Province)
Over 1.9 million visits by over 200,000 children & youth
2,500 visits/week on average at Lubuto’s flagship library prior to the pandemic

72,000+ children & youth have been drawn in through outreach in locations such as the streets, schools, community-based organizations, clinics & rural floodplains
500+ teachers, student/working librarians & community volunteers trained to provide quality books & library services to children

15,000+ children & youth have used computers in Lubuto Libraries
7,500+ children & youth have acquired mother-tongue literacy with Lubuto’s computer-based lessons in Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Tonga, Nyanja, Bemba & Kaonde
100+ girls have participated in hands-on coding camps & an additional 115 in Girls Can Code! programs

25,000+ children & youth have participated in 1 or more library programs
3,500+ children & youth have taken part in exciting drama productions
1,000+ young people have explored their creativity & talents through visual arts
800+ deaf & hearing children have delighted in Zambian Sign Language storytime
5,700+ young people have grown and been empowered by innovative mentoring
600+ young mothers have learned English and reading in family literacy programs
78 secondary school scholarships have been provided to youth (including tuition, uniforms, shoes, bags, school supplies, exam fees & feminine hygiene products)

4,000+ excellent books in each carefully chosen collection + Braille books
6,000+ locally published volumes acquired, mostly in Zambian languages
80+ out-of-print Zambian classics in 13 languages preserved digitally through Lubuto’s Zambia Heritage Library