A CvilleWords reader asks:
I just went through my kids books this weekend, and I have two boxes of mostly hardback children’s picture books appropriate for kids under 8. Any suggestions of where I could take them so they can be utilized by other kids?
Excellent question! My first suggestion: Your local domestic violence program or a homeless shelter that serves families would probably be happy to have these books for the children they serve.
More ideas off the top of my head: Pediatrician offices. Emergency rooms. The pediatric ward of your local hospital. Anywhere parents have to wait with their children: the Social Security office or welfare agency, for instance. Head Start programs or preschools. Church or synagogue nurseries. Foster home agencies.
What suggestions do you have, dear readers?
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Gymnastics, martial arts and dance studios, places where one child is involved in a class and another might be waiting with the parent.
the Free Clinic also has a waiting room with lots of children.
The Friends of the Library (at Gordon Avenue Library ) takes donations of books and sells them at their annual book sale. All the money raised goes to support programs at the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library.
Terrific suggestions!