The Mamie Eisenhower Library Project (MELP) is the oldest National Federation of Republican Women (NFRW) program, celebrating 60 years of book donations from an approved list to schools, libraries, hospitals, and other public institutions.
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In 1961, the NFRW established the Mamie Eisenhower Library Project as a memorial honoring the former Republican First Lady who served for decades as a military wife and prepared the family home for over 30 moves during President Eisenhower’s military service to our country.
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Each biennium, the NFRW Literacy and Education Committee compiles a list of books that reflect Republican conservative beliefs of self-reliance, freedom and independence. In 1992, tapes and videos were added to the list. In 2020, DVDs and streaming services were added to the list. These books, both adult and children’s levels, are intended to be donated to public libraries, all schools, and hospitals to provide reading material to a wide variety of children and adults in our communities. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many clubs expanded to reading children’s books online through social media to a nation’s children not able to enter school buildings. Club participation in the Mamie Eisenhower Library Project is one of the requirements for receiving the NFRW Achievement Awards, which are given out at NFRW’s biennial convention.
Our Opportunity
We have an opportunity to provide books through the NFRW Literacy program, and we need your help! Adelante Healthcare Clinics are Federally Qualified Healthcare Centers and have 9 clinics throughout the Valley serving the underserved population. Four clinics are comprehensive in nature and have 10 clinics in one building. They are requesting books for children and adults in their lobby areas. We have set up a wish list on Amazon where you can make your purchase.
Will you please help provide the much-needed books? Help make a difference in the life of a child.