WIJABA News

The World is Just a Book Away partnered with Ridwan Sururi's horse library (Kuda Pustaka) in 2017 and, in just 3 years, The WIJABA...

Cybella Maffitt has a long love of reading which started as a young child. Originally born in Connecticut, she now lives in Auckland, New...

We are excited to share that we successfully opened the Ki Hajar Dewantara library in Sidoarjo, Indonesia on July 18th, 2019. The library...

We are pleased to announce that The Knights of 1-800-Got-Junk library is officially open and serving 117 children at SDN Jiken, Kec....

Thanks to a generous grant awarded to us by the World Impact Foundation, WIJABA built a miraculous library for 700+ children at Fenton...

The World is Just a Book Away Perry Family Library Opened at Fenton Primary Center in Los Angeles, CA on June 12, 2019. This beautiful...

Thanks to the generosity of the Los Angles Ladies Literary Club, we were able to open a library named in their honor on May 28th, 2019....

OUTSTANDING BOOK OF THE YEAR The World is Just a Book Away won the Independent Publisher Gold Medal for Most Original Concept For 34...

We are excited to announce that our 95th library has opened in Sidoarjo, Indonesia. The WIJABA Khen Tran Library was made possible...

We are delighted to share that the WIJABA Mara W. Breech Bali Mobile Library launched on August 9, 2018 through the generosity of the...

Awarded by Bates college for distinguished service to the larger (worldwide) community The Benjamin E. Mays Medal...

Through our partnership with Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots, tree #1,000 was planted on April 3, 2018 in honor of Dr. Jane's 84th...

Article written for Space.com By Elizabeth Howell October 23, 2017 https://www.space.com/38535-buzz-aldrin-space-celebrities-quote-book.h...

https://virily.com/culture/book-review-world-just-book-away-compiled-james-j-owens/ Article written for Virily.com by Lois Hendersen This...

Foreword Reviews hosts the Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards to honor the very best of indie publishing each year. The World is...

At 12 years old, Danny Zappin successfully raised thousands of dollars to build a library for more than 500 children in Chihuahua, Mexico...

Literacy Nonprofit Co-founded by James Owens Gains International Recognition June 26, 2012 A literacy charity begun by James Owens,...

“A message of peace” Conference, held at the José Sánchez Villaseñor Auditorium of Ibero "It is necessary to be aware of child slavery,...

Our 1st US library, The World Is Just a Book Away Lambda Chi Alpha USC Library at Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy (LALA) in...

On Thursday, November 5th, 2015, Alexa Herron turned 14 years old.  To celebrate her 14th birthday, she opened a library in her name, in...