News and Publications

U.S. Mission Zambia, May 3, 2024. "United States contributes over one million dollars for education infrastructure in Zambia." Read about the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) program’s investment in the Lubuto Model Library and Center for Training and Administration and their presence at the 2 May opening celebration.

U.S. Embassy Zambia, April 12, 2023. “Lubuto Library visit by Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona.” Watch a short video documenting Secretary Cardona’s visit to the Lubuto Comboni Library while attending the Summit for Democracy in Zambia.

Press release, October 12, 2021. "Lubuto Library Partners Receives Motorola Solutions Foundation Grant." Read about Lubuto’s new Motorola Solutions Foundation Grant that will develop STEM skills among marginalized girls by conducting four 12-week coding workshops for 96 girls between the ages of 11 and 20 in Lusaka, Zambia.

Meyers, Jane. “Libraries and learning for peace,” UNESCO International Day of Education Celebration, Paris, France, January 24, 2020.

Meyers, Jane. “Lubuto Library Partners: Helping vulnerable children in Africa,” France 24 “Perspective,” January 24, 2020.

Meyers, Jane, Elizabeth Giles, and Given Besa. “Libraries as social change engines addressing national development goals and priorities,” ALA/IRRT webinar, November 21, 2019.

Nachilembe, Alice. The Independent Observer Zambia. November 13, 2019. “Traditional Leaders key in enforcing rural girls development.”

The DC/SLA October 2019 Newsletter includes a spotlight on the presentation “Libraries Addressing National Development Goals and Priorities” that Jane Meyers and Anne Caputo gave on September 30, 2019.

Professor Peter Lor’s blog post on libraries and systemic development work discusses Lubuto. We highly recommend that you subscribe to Professor Lor’s blog.

On October 17th, Exiles Bar in DC will be hosting a Harry Potter Trivia Night to benefit Lubuto!

In their April 2019 report, USAID Zambia featured two photos from Lubuto libraries (pages 20 and 21).

“President of Lubuto Pays Courtesy Call on Ambassador Dr. Simbyakula,” Zambian Embassy: Washington, DC, September 12, 2019.

Meyers, Ken.  “Unanticipated outcomes : a Fund assignment that led to changing children’s lives.”  Washington, DC: The Caravan, the IMF Retirees Association’s newsletter, August 2019.

Designing Libraries. 14 February 2019. Lubuto was shortlisted for the Library of the Year award at the London Book Fair’s International Excellence Awards.

Jean Fairbairn. EIFL. 24 January 2019. “Learning circles a hit in African public libraries.” The Lubuto Model Library and Besa, Tuki and Brendah were featured in EIFL’s blog entry on learning circles.

Kasanga, Chishimba. July 17, 2018. "When Silence is Not Golden." Read Lubuto's Gender Outreach Coordinator Chishimba's powerful statement featured in the DREAMS Innovation Challenge's publication Silence Speaks - Grantee Stories.

USAID ASHA “Spotlight on Our Partners” Lubuto Library Receives DREAMS Grant. July 2018