Libraries Without Borders US (LWB US) Information

Libraries Without Borders US (LWB US) is a 501(c)(3) and the US branch of Bibliothèques Sans Frontières (BSF), an international non-profit based in Paris, France, that delivers access to information, education, and cultural resources where it’s needed most. From refugee camps in Bangladesh to laundromats in Oakland, we seek to provide equal access to resources for communities historically subject to systemic discrimination. LWB US is based in New York, NY, and runs programs in more than a dozen US cities across 8 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Libraries Without Borders and Bibliothèques Sans Frontières (BSF) form an international network of organizations working together to promote knowledge-based development in under-served regions of the world. LWB/BSF was established on the initiative of French historian Patrick Weil in 2007 in Paris, France.