D.C. LEARNS: Washington D.C.'s Literacy Education, Advocacy, and Resource Network

D.C. LEARNs' Book Drives and Donations

D.C. LEARNs book drives and book donation efforts, with partners such as Verizon, Starbucks, and Scholastic, provide D.C. LEARNs members new and gently used books to distribute to parents and children throughout the city.

Interested in donating books? D.C. LEARNs members interested in books are listed below. You may contact them directly, if you wish, or contact us if you would prefer to distribute the books among all our members. If you have any questions, or are interested in partnering with us for a book drive, please contact Jessica Young.


Announcements

October 20, 2006

Scholastic Book Distribution

On October 19th, 2006, D.C. LEARNs distributed over 3,000 brand new books to 17 child and family literacy providers serving the greater metropolitan Washington area. Early childhood education organizations received beautiful picture books, both nonfiction and fiction, while programs serving middle school students in after school programs took home an excellent variety of chapter books, many of which will be used in creating book clubs, a long time goal of organizations serving older students.

D.C. LEARNs would like to thank Scholastic for their donation, and LiteracyUSA for helping to facilitate the donation, as well as deliver the books.

A very special thank you to member organizations CentroNia and Friendship House Association for letting us use their space as sites for distributing the books to our member organizations!

Posted on October 20, 2006 02:10 PM
Interested in Donating Books to Literacy Organizations?

Kids all grown up? Moving soon? Minimizing? Whatever the reason, if you have gently used books that you would like to donate to local literacy based organizations in DC please contact the groups on the list below. These member organizations of D.C. LEARNs are currently able to accept donations from community members. You can read more about these wonderful groups on our member page.

    Children's Books
  • Reach Out and Read of Metro DC. Accepting new and gently loved books for children ages 6 months to 5 years old served in pediatric clinics in DC. Email jyoung@dclearns.org.
  • Early Readers Now Volunteer Literacy Program. Accepting new and gently loved books for preschoolers served in District daycare centers. Email Jessica Young, Early Readers Now Coordinator.
  • Congress Heights Cooperative Ministry Camp Explosion. In need of Reading and Mathematics workbooks for children of all ages; also math manipulatives such as pattern blocks, dominoes, counters, and cuisenaire rods. Email Marsha Gilreath, mgilreath@comcast.net, or call 301-630-4952. Click here for a flyer with more information.
  • ABC Public Charter School, the only full-immersion bilingual Spanish-English charter school, is looking for new and gently used books in English and Spanish in the following genres: African-American history, chapter books Latin American history, mystery, sports, U.S. history, fiction and non-fiction appropriate for middle school students. If you can help, please contact Arie Baker at 202-822-6301 or abaker@abcpcs.org
  • William E. Doar Jr. Public Charter School for the Performing Arts, a Pre-K through 10th grade school, is seeking new and gently used early literacy books, African-American history, chapter books, fiction and non-fiction, and history and mystery books. Please contact Julie S. Doar-Sinkfield, head of school, at jdoarsinkfield@wedjschool.us, or call 202-269-4646.
  • Horton's Kids. Accepting new books only. Email brenda@hortonskids.org.
  • LAYC Next Step PCS. Accepting fiction in English and Spanish for middle school-high school levels, ESL books, and resource books. Email Catherine Clobucker.
  • Marshall Heights Community Development Organization. Email Cheryl Ball.
  • The Reading Connection. Call Judy Hijikata at 703.528.8317, ext. 14.
  • Tellin' Stories Project of Teaching for Change. Email Doris Watkins.
  • Inner City-Inner Child. Accepting new books only. Email lauren@innercity-innerchild.org
  • Youth Leadership Foundation. Email Ann Royals.
    Textbooks
  • Horton's Kids. Accepting new books only. Email Koda Borgelt-Mose.
  • Marshall Heights Community Development Organization. Email Cheryl Ball.
  • Neighbors' Consejo. In need of ESL or books on learning English at hs level. Email Dana Arellano.
  • Youth Leadership Foundation. Email Ann Royals.
Used Books Delivered to D.C. LEARNs Members

The Friends of George Mason Library offers donations of gently used books to D.C. LEARNs members — and the best part is, the books are delivered right to your door!

Fill out the attached Book Request Form and email it to the address listed on the form. You will see that you can indicate your preference as to which type of books you would like to receive right on the form. Please remember that D.C. LEARNs members must be in good standing at time of request.

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