The World Public Library Association is the world’s largest eBook provider. Founded in 1996,The World Electronic Book Library Foundation is a global coordinated effort to preserve and disseminate classic works of literature, serials, bibliographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference works in a number of languages and countries around the world. Our mission is to serve the public, aid students and educators by providing both free public access and an enhanced membership section to the world's most complete collection of electronic texts, books, and documents on-line as well as offer a variety of services and resources that support and strengthen the instructional programs of education, elementary through post baccalaureate studies.

The World Public Library is a Consortium effort. Hundreds of Internet educational organizations from around the world have come together to make this Virtual Library possible. We would like to recognize all the contributors. Here are just a few we would like to acknowledge for their outstanding contributions to aid global literacy projects.