Pass the Book collection rebuilding after fire.

Anne delivering books to DESD Children's Services

 Children's Festival Book Drive 
NEW THIS YEAR! 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!

Pass the Book is a program that collects, sorts and distributes books to organizations that encourage and support early literacy.
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In 2017 Pass the Book has been able to distribute 6,839 children’s books to 26 agencies, and has a stock of books accumulated for distribution to the two older age groups (7-10 and 11+).  This was accomplished through the efforts of past and present Storytelling Guild members, their friends and neighbors, generous donors, and two articles with photographs in the Mail Tribune.  Each agency which received books has expressed gratitude ranging from hugs, many thank yous, and some touching written notes from some of the older children.
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Stay tuned for our new Book Drive collection sites and dates for 2018! 

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