Growing up in Kawangware, I was one of the few children who had the rare privilege of a well-stocked library in my school. That space became my sanctuary — a place where I discovered stories, sharpened my voice, and dared to dream beyond the limits of my neighborhood. The books I read gave me the confidence to stand on stages, the courage to tell my own story, and the imagination to see a different future.

I know many children in communities like mine never get that chance. JazzALibrary exists to change that — to create spaces where every child, no matter their background, can access books, art, and music that open doors of possibility. Because when you give a child the gift of reading, you give them the power to rewrite their own future.