PROJECT_LEAP

Results & Lessons Learned
The following sections present the main findings from nine months of project implementation,
along with lessons learned around these findings. They serve as the basis for the
subsequent Recommendations section.
Relevant content
A key factor in the success of Project LEAP was that the e-readers provided a wealth of
relevant content that excited patrons. At the time of the baseline survey, 26% of patrons
surveyed requested more content or more varied content, and five of eight LEAP project
managers reported that increasing the variety of books available at their libraries was a
primary motivation for applying for the e-reader program. Table 2 shows the initial collection
size along with additional content requested by librarians at the time of the baseline.
TABLE 2
Baseline Library Collections and Librarian Content Requests 11
LIBRARY NAME COLLECTION SIZE CONTENT WANTED
Busia Community Library N/A Textbooks, teachers guides and study aids
JF Omange Community Library 8,000 Textbooks, teachers guides and study aids
Kakamega Area Library 31,448
Kisumu Public Library 50,000
Fiction/ Literary works, Textbooks, teachers guides
and study aids
Fiction/ Literary works, Textbooks, teachers guides
and study aids
Nyilima Community Library 24,000 Fiction/ Literary Works
SAIDE Community Library 900 Textbooks, teachers guides and study aids
Shikalakala Primary School Library 4,500
Textbooks, teachers guides and study aids, Literary
works/ fiction, Reference
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This information was not collected from Siaya Community Library, which served as a replacement library for an initially
selected library that did not meet program requirements after two months into project implementation.
Project LEAP
Final Report - February 2015
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