Pass the Book collection rebuilding after fire.

Anne delivering books to DESD Children's Services

Pass the Book
A program that collects, sorts and distributes books to organizations that encourage and support early literacy.
​In 2018 Pass the Book distributed 3,022 children’s books to 16 agencies, and has a stock of books accumulated for distribution to the two older age groups (7-10 and 11+). In early December we received 23 boxes and bags of books as part of a High School Senior Project by Hannah Wilkinson. This will give us a head start in 2019.
Our numbers are down this year primarily due to the many weeks of smoke,
which prevented yard sales from being held and gone to. We received a generous check from a donor which proved to be essential, as we combined it with our budgeted funds to purchase books for the youngest two age groups, including some bilingual, to meet the requests of our high priority agencies.​ 

​Each year approximately 1/3 of the Pass the Book donations are made possible by community donations to our Book Drives!

SAVE THE DATE & YOUR BOOKS...
Next Book Drive:  Winter Program | Puppet Show: Books will be collected at the Craterian Theater during the Tears of Joy Theatre free performances of LEGENDS OF COYOTE, February 10, 2019. Learn more about the event!​
​***BOOK DRIVE UPDATE: Expanded drop off dates and locations for 
February 11-28, 2019:
GoodBean Coffee Shops (2 locations)
165 S. Oregon St., Jacksonville OR  |  3240 Hillcrest Park Dr., Medford OR
and
Medford BMW
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​Children's Festival Book Drive 
The Storytelling Guild is extending the book drive for our Pass the Book Program to include collection crates at the Children's Festival! Pass the Book makes reading possible for children living in homes without age-appropriate books to read or to own.
We are in need of children's books in each of the following age groups:

• Board books for babies
• Read-aloud picture books with simple stories for ages 3-6
• Easy Readers (Cat in the Hat, etc) for beginning readers
• Picture books with more words for ages 7-10
• Beginning chapter books for ages 7-10
• Advanced chapter books for ages 11 and up

Please consider putting a big smile on Fred's dragon face by bringing your new or gently used book donations to the following locations:

• At the Festival, collection crates will be available at all 3 gates, as well as at the volunteer check-in table.

We appreciate your generosity, and look forward to seeing you at the Festival!