citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message the library project type non profit organization industry education founded 2006 headquarters xian china key people tom stader director and founder website www.library project.org the library project is a non profit organization that donates books and libraries to under financed schools and orphanages in china and vietnam . the library project was founded on the principle that education is change and the key to breaking the cycle of poverty in the developing world . the library project gets the local community involved through book drives and awareness raising and partnering with local charities and companies . since 2006 the library project has established over 600 libraries and donated more than 350 000 local and english language books to rural elementary schools and orphanages throughout china and vietnam with another 350 planned for completion in 2012 . contents 1 programs 2 results 3 locations 4 references 5 external links programs edit the library project has three distinct programs . all books are purchased in country via generous individual or company donations or acquired through local community based book drives . elementary school program each elementary school receives a wide range of high quality bi lingual children s books child safe tables and chairs fresh paint and colorful posters . orphanage program each small orphanage receives a wide range of high quality bi lingual children s books child safe tables and chairs fresh paint and colorful posters as well as games and floor mats . 2008 earthquake program the library project has provided books and libraries for elementary schools and orphanages in sichuan and shaanxi provinces as they have rebuilt as a result of the devastating 2008 earthquake . results edit over the past six years the library project has empowered children with the gift of education by 1 providing access to books to over 200 000 children donating over 350 000 english and local language children s books encyclopedias and reference books creating colorful child safe libraries with new tables and chairs fresh paint educational posters and a world globe establishing over 600 libraries in rural elementary schools and orphanages in 21 provinces throughout china and vietnam locations edit the library project works in some of the most remote regions of china . tlp has established libraries in 21 provinces throughout china with special focus on sichuan anhui and shaaxi provinces 2 in 2012 tlp will expand their operations within vietnam . some of regions and provinces the library project works anhui province fuyang hefei beijing chongqing guangdong province heyuan qingyuan guizhou province guiyang hubei province wuhan xiangfan inner mongolia province erdos huhhot jiangsu province wuxi jilin province changchun liaoning province dalian dandong shenyang ningxia province yinchuan shaanxi province xi an baoji ankang yanan weinan hanzhong xianyang shandong province jinan linyi dongying shanghai shanxi province taiyuan sichuan province chengdu guanghan guangyuan xinjing province urmuqi yunnan province kunming references edit results as of december 31 2011 celia hatton . young americans help china through non profits . cbs evening news video december 23 2010 . http www.cbsnews.com 2100 18563 162 7163708 . html external links edit the library project website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title the library project & oldid 712166347 categories educational charitiescharities based in chinachild education organizationsinternational charitieschildren s charitieslibrary related organizationsorganizations promoting literacyhidden categories articles needing additional references from february 2011all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 27 march 2016 at 11 34 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view