FAVL volunteers Francesca LeBaron and Nicolas Ruiz have been exploring Accra bookstores for materials- Africa-oriented please!- for our summer reading camps in Sumbrungu area libraries... Francesca writes:
We checked out a few more bookstores and we found a really good one! We got 3 copies of 19 books. So 57 books and the total was 205.2 cd. The books are great, all Africa oriented and pretty much just what we were looking for, and well within budget. I actually saw a lot of Kathy Knowles's books there. The books were pretty cheap as is but we also got a 10% reduction for buying in bulk. We fought tooth and nail for more but after a few calls to the owner we gave in at 10 but not from lack of trying :) By the way, here is the info:Lots of other bookstores apparently mostly carried Christian-oriented material.
Vidya Bookstore
18th Lane Osu-RE, Oxford Street
Next to Elyon Hotel and Cote D'Ivorie Embassy
It is far off the beaten path but well worth the effort!
To those looking for children's books in Accra: may I suggest that Francesca and Nicolas take a look at the Legon Bookshop at the Univ of Ghana? Prices are pretty good. Obviously also, EPP has a good selection, and their prices too are reasonable. But presumably these have already been visited? Sytris on Spintex Road may have some material, though I am not sure about the prices. Silverbird in the Accra Mall has children's books, but their prices are a bit on the higher side. And then of course for used material, there is Ghana Book Trust, near IPS.