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The African Library Project | Spencer Ames | TEDxYouth@TheSchool

297 views · Published 24 November 2014 · 5:38 · Indexed 23 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism

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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. At TEDxYouth@TheSchool, Spencer Ames shared his love of literacy and libraries, and he described his experience collecting books and raising awareness for the African Library Project.

Spencer Ames is a 7th Grader at The School at Columbia, where he has been a student since Kindergarten. An avid reader, Spencer gathered books and raised funds to support the opening of a library in Swaziland as part of the African Library Project in 2013-14. Along with reading, Spencer loves playing the guitar, writing, running, swimming, planning parties, and eating chocolate.


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