Since April 2023, we have been raising funds and applying for grants to supply the Boyarka and Cherkasy regions with books for all ages. We are able to disperse these books with the help of our Ukrainian partners – Liudmila Diadyk, director of the Cherkasy Regional Universal Scientific Library, and Marina Sokolova, head of the City Library Branch for Children No. 1 of the Boyarka Public Library. Our work in the Boyarka region focuses on four villages, Novosilky, Kniajichi, Perevitz, and Maliutianka. Click on their names below to learn more:
Novosilky | Kniajichi |
Perevitz | Maliutianka |
Village Libraries Fundraiser
Village libraries in Ukraine are the only social hubs in their communities, but they are in desperate need of books. They support local schools, elderly, internally displaced persons in addition to servicing their regular readers.
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- Cherkasy region villages: Garbuzyn, Valyava, and Ivangorod
- Boyarka (district of Kiev region) villages: Novosilky, Kniajichi, Pereviz, and Maliutianka
Current Fundraiser Progress
We have been able to provide hundreds of books to nine different libraries throughout Boyarka. These children’s books of various themes include works by Ukrainian and foreign authors that are published in the Ukrainian language. A special shelf has been allocated for these books, with labels indicating the institutions that provided funding. The new books are highly popular among the library visitors!
The below table documents the total amount of donations and which libraries received books:
Date | Amount (USD) | Number of Books | For whom |
April 2023 | 325 | 59 | City library-branch for children No. 1 of the Boyarka Public Library |
July 2023
Association for Library and Information Science Education grant |
750 | 129 | City library-branch for children No. 1 of the Boyarka Public Library |
April 2024 | 1000 | 159 | Novosilky village library
Knyazhychi village library Dzvinkove village library Malyutyanka village library |
July 2024
Charitable donation from Mrs. Lesia and Mr. Jarboe |
300 | 52 | City library-branch for children No. 1 of the Boyarka Public Library |
August 2024 | 200 | 28 | Boyarka Public Library |
October 2024 | 200 | 31 | Tarasivka village library
Pereviz village library |
December 2024 | 100 | 18 | City library-branch for children No. 1 of the Boyarka Public Library |
February 2025 | 200 | 33 | Malyutyanka village library |
June 2025 | 200 | 32 | Tarasivka village library
Knyazhychi village library. |
Total Donations (USD) | Total Books Donated |
$3275 | 541 |
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City of Boyarka |
New books at the Boyarka Public Library | ![]() |
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Children reading at the library during a blackout in 2022 |