The first Thank You Small Library pilot projects have been established in the communities of Danfa and Abokobi in Accra , Ghana . They were officially launched in October 2007. In order to ensure the success of these small libraries, the ST-EP Foundation has been working with the Ghanaian Ministry of Tourism & Diasporan Relations. In October 2009, literacy levels had already jumped 17% at Abokobi.

Arirang Cafe Special: "Thank You Small Library" : Arirang TV - Aired of October 27th, 2007 (English)	Arirang Cafe Special: "Thank You Small Library" : Arirang TV - Aired of October 27th, 2007 (Korean)	"Thank You Small Library" : MBC (Munwha Broadcasting Corporation)- Aired on October 12th, 2007 (Korean)

In 2 years, from October 2007 to October 2009, TYSL projects have been implemented in 11 countries; in Africa: Benin , Cameroon , Ethiopia , Ghana , Mali , Mozambique , Senegal and Tanzania and in Asia: Cambodia , China and Vietnam ).

8 of these libraries have been set up in Olympafrica Centres in 5 countries: Benin , Cameroon , Mali , Senegal and Mozambique , in partnership with ANOCA, the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa. As a social Development Programme through Sport, Olympafrica proposes a wide range of sports and socio-educative activities that are carried out in Olympafrica Centres.

Setting up a TYSL is a fast and flexible process that does not require heavy investments from the beneficiary countries. Once the project has been approved by the authorities, it generally takes a couple of weeks to open a new TYSL.