ILF’s Great Book Swap launches today

The Indigenous Literacy Foundation’s (ILF) Great Book Swap launches today with a special event with ILF ambassador Justine Clarke and the Indigenous students at Villawood East Public School in Sydney.

The Great Book Swap is the foundation’s major fundraising campaign and runs in schools, libraries and businesses across Australia. The campaign invites participants swap a favourite book for the cost of a gold coin.

ILF executive director Karen Williams said last year’s Great Book Swap raised over $160,000, with more than 20,000 students in 500 schools, universities and libraries participating. ‘In 2017, our goal is to raise $200,000 or more to buy 20,000 books for remote communities,’ said Williams.

Registrations for the campaign are now open. Schools that register before the end of April go into the draw to win a class set of Andy Griffiths books. For more information, visit the website here.

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