| Free Bookmobile Celebrates 300 Events, 13,000 Patrons and 45,000 Books Given Away |
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Written by admin, March 1st, 2012
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300 events! 13,000 people! 45,000 books! Is it time to celebrate yet? Oh that’s right, we do that every day while working on the program!
It would have been hard to predict these results when it was just me and my sons hauling books around the county in a trailer in 2009. But thanks to the tremendous support of this community we quickly expanded that team and have made good on the idea of recirculating books, getting them off the shelf and into the hands of people who need and want them.
We just completed our 300th book give-away event (which was service directly to the kids at a Boys & Girls Club) and are now realizing that 13,000 area residents, most who are access-challenged, have come aboard the Free Bookmobile to choose a total of 45,000 books to take home. That includes over 6,000 children and 2,200 seniors!
So thank you, all of you, who contribute books and funding and ideas and time and love to the service. We are becoming better known and that expands our relationships and ability to reach those who can most benefit from what we do. There will be no slowing down, there’s lots more to do to promote literacy in our county. And lots of ways to help, so please be in touch if you want to join the fun…
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