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[…]