Thank you Gibbs Smith Publishers (and Dad)

The Molepolole Branch Library received a dozen new titles from Gibbs Smith Publishers to add to its circulation. The books were accepted with great enthusiasm this morning by the Assistant Library Officer on behalf of the library and community. The donation featured a broad range of books, including those on leadership, business management, fun cooking ideas and children’s storybooks.

Molepolole Branch Library has a decent collection for a village in a “developing country” or however Botswana is categorized. Nevertheless, many of the library’s books are a few years old and it is in need of additional books that appeal to children and youth so it can foster a culture of reading in Molepolole. The library wants to significantly upgrade its collection, but must wait until it moves to a proposed larger building on the other side of the village. The donation from Gibbs Smith is timed to allow the library to add a few new books while it waits on its future relocation.

Gibbs Smith is a small publishing company named after its founder and headquartered in Layton, Utah. Its head offices are still located in a converted barn even though a few of their recent books made it onto the New York Times bestseller list. Gibbs Smith is most known for publishing textbooks, particularly various state histories.