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What is a Half Pint Library?
Half Pint Libraries were created to give children and their families the chance to read and share books while staying in hospitals, pediatric clinics, special needs schools and community centers. Children are encouraged to read to take their minds off of treatment or being otherwise confined to unpleasant settings, and to promote childhood literacy skills. The program, which began in 1998, is now in its ninth year and has provided nearly two million books for children to share and enjoy. How are the Libraries built? The Half Pint Libraries are "built," or stocked, with books donated during the annual Half Pint Library book drive that runs each January through March. Donations from patrons and community members are crucial to the success of the program. Last year, nearly 250,000 books were donated and distributed to Half Pint Libraries across the nation. Once a site is chosen for a library, Half Price Books provides colorful carts filled with books that may be brought to the children so the kids can immediately begin reading. With the help of our customers and community partners, we hope to raise enough books each year to replenish existing libraries while continuing to create new ones. How does the annual Half Pint Library Book Drive work? Each January through March, all Half Price Books locations serve as "drop off" sites to collect new and used young children's books. Half Price Books employees then sort and grade each book to make sure that children will receive only quality new and gently-used books. Facilities usually receive their books in the spring, once all of the donations have been sorted. From January through March, donate new or gently used children's books at any Half Price Books location. |
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