This book is for community leaders, librarians, library committees, volunteers, aid workers and others who are interested in the practical aspect of starting and maintaining a successful library. Throughout the developing world, countless dedicated people respond to the pressing need for information in their communities by helping to start a library. They often have no formal training in library science and overcome enormous difficulties to establish collections of resources that enrich their communities. This book is a practical guide to help communities meet the challenges of setting up and running a library. It was inspired by the author's own experiences setting up a library with a community in West Africa and shaped by letters from hundreds of other aid workers and community librarians from around the globe. First-hand experience with the frustrations, challenges and rewards of setting up a library has given me a deep sense of respect for and solidarity with community librarians facing similar challenges. Like many of them, the author is not a librarian by training and had to be very resourceful in seeking help and advice, which she has been fortunate to receive from many people and organisations. (Contains 30 figures and 5 footnotes.) [For an older version, "Libraries for All! How to Start and Run a Basic Library. Information Collection and Exchange Publication No. RE035," see ED521842.]