The 25th annual “Give a Kid a Book” program, which began at the end of October, will continue to seek donations through Dec. 21.
The program is sponsored by the Friends of the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library.
It donates more than 4,000 books each holiday season to local agencies such as the Salvation Army, Bolton Refuge House, Community Table, St. Francis Food Pantry and Literacy Chippewa Valley. In turn, these agencies distribute the books to families in need.
The program’s goal is to provide every child in need with a new book during the holiday season. This year RCU is partnering with the Friends organization to support the program.
This effort is important “because books provide kids with priceless memories of adventures, historical figures, creativity, and knowledge,” the group said in a press release from the library,
There are several ways for the public to support the book drive:
New unwrapped books and monetary donations can be dropped off at the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library from Monday ( Oct. 28) through Dec. 21.
Books-A-Million (BAM), 4030 Commonwealth Ave. in Eau Claire, is hosting a holiday book drive from today through Dec. 21.
Books can be dropped off at the UW–Eau Claire Holiday Concert on Sunday, Dec. 8 at Pablo Center at the Confluence.
Monetary donations can be made online at ecpubliclibrary.info/friends/programs/give-a-kid-a-book or they can be mailed to Friends of LEPMPL, 400 Eau Claire St., Eau Claire, WI 54701.
Friends of the Library volunteers will shop for books with donated funds. Suggestions for new books to donate to “Give a Kid a Book” include board books for babies, easy picture books for ages 2 to 5, and fiction and non-fiction books for ages 6 to 18. Audiobooks for all ages up to age 18, and books written in Spanish and Hmong are also needed.
For more information, please contact Stacy Yearous at 715-831-5301 or stacyy@eauclaire.lib.wi.us.