NWOMAFIE. — a community library for Juaben, Ghana
Nwoma means books. Fie means house. A growing house of books for a town that does not have one yet.
1
book / month
4
channels @nwomafie
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libraries in Juaben — for now
To grow a culture of reading and reciting in Juaben — and to build the community library our town has never had.
EST. 2025Why we
read out loud.
Nwomafie is not a club. It's an invitation. Pick up the book of the month, follow along at your pace, and meet us in the comments.
- 01
We believe a book is the cheapest passport ever printed.
- 02
We believe a child who reads becomes an adult who imagines.
- 03
We believe a town deserves a room where the lights stay on for stories.
- 04
We believe the internet is wonderful, but a shelf is forever.
One book.
Four channels.
No barrier to entry.
All you need is a phone, curiosity, and twenty minutes a week.
We pick the book.
A title for the month — African voices, world classics, the things schools forgot. Announced on the first of every month.
We read & recite together.
Books at your pace, poems out loud. Stanzas to memorise, lines to live by — alongside the monthly read.
We post the summary.
A short video on YouTube, reels on Instagram & TikTok, threads on X — so even a five-minute break feeds the brain.
We move closer to the shelves.
Every page read, every book donated, every follower — bricks for the room we're building in Juaben.
"A book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, a party, a company by the way, a counsellor, a multitude of counsellors."
From a timeline
to a real room.
Every milestone below is paid for in books, hours, and people who chose to care.
- Now
Reading on the timeline.
One book a month, summarised across four social channels. Free for anyone with a phone.
01 / 04 - Soon
Reading circles in Juaben.
In-person gatherings where readers discuss the same monthly book. No fixed day or venue yet — the community decides.
02 / 04 - Then
A small reading room.
A rented room, donated shelves, the first few hundred books. A door anyone can walk through.
03 / 04 - One day
Nwomafie, the library.
A real house of books in Juaben. Open hours, a children's corner, a Twi & English section, light that stays on.
04 / 04
Send us
your books.
A book you've already loved can become a book a child in Juaben will love next. Tell us what you have — we'll arrange pickup or share where to ship.
Every book gets a summary.
Watch them with us.
If this is the first time you've heard of Nwomafie, welcome. Pull up a chair. The chapter is just starting.