Ready to Read! New Book Boxes in Durham
Book Harvest and Durham Parks and Recreation (DPR) are teaming up to install Book Boxes at the I.R. Holmes, Sr. Recreation Center at Campus Hills and Edison Johnson Recreation Center. Book Boxes will provide families in Durham with ongoing access to literacy resources and support to help children thrive in school and life. To commemorate the partnership, DPR and Book Harvest held an official ribbon-cutting ceremony at Edison Johnson Recreation Center (500 W. Murray Avenue) on Thursday, June 17.
Community members can now access the Book Boxes at each recreation center during regular operating hours. The boxes are stocked regularly with new and gently-used, culturally inclusive books for children ages 0-18. Children can keep the books they select.
To increase book abundance and access, Book Harvest plans to disseminate 85,000 books this summer. The boxes at the two DPR recreation centers will contribute to this goal and are the fourth and fifth Book Harvest sites in Durham. Interested in supporting the cause? Consider donating new or gently used children's books any time at the Book Harvest donation bin at 2501 University Drive.
The success of the DPR’s book installation and ongoing book supply is largely due to the support of Durham’s Campaign for Grade Level Reading. The campaign is a collaborative effort by foundations, nonprofit partners, business leaders, government agencies, states and communities across the nation to ensure that more children in low-income families succeed in school and graduate prepared for college, a career, and active citizenship.
For more information, email Michelle Burger or call 919-560-4270. Learn more about Book Harvest and Durham Parks and Recreation by visiting their websites.
To increase book abundance and access, Book Harvest plans to disseminate 85,000 books this summer. The boxes at the two DPR recreation centers will contribute to this goal and are the fourth and fifth Book Harvest sites in Durham. Interested in supporting the cause? Consider donating new or gently used children's books any time at the Book Harvest donation bin at 2501 University Drive.
The success of the DPR’s book installation and ongoing book supply is largely due to the support of Durham’s Campaign for Grade Level Reading. The campaign is a collaborative effort by foundations, nonprofit partners, business leaders, government agencies, states and communities across the nation to ensure that more children in low-income families succeed in school and graduate prepared for college, a career, and active citizenship.
For more information, email Michelle Burger or call 919-560-4270. Learn more about Book Harvest and Durham Parks and Recreation by visiting their websites.
Happy Reading!
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