Worcester: A City That Reads

Posted at the request of my colleague on Worcester School Committee, John Monfredo, who with his wife Anne-Marie puts this together each year.

Donations of new and gently used children's books urgently needed!

Each year "Worcester: A City That Reads" collects books for Worcester Public School students, far too many of whom don't have books in their homes. Having books at home has a great deal to do with literacy later in life. The aim is to get a book for every child in elementary school in the Worcester Public School system.

This year, donations are down.

If you have kids and haven't culled the library lately, are there things in good shape that your kids have outgrown? Things you have doubles of?
Have you gotten any bargains lately at the bookshop?

You can find bright yellow boxes at the Worcester Public Library, every Flagship, Commerce, and Bay State Savings Bank in the city, Barnes and Noble, Ben Franklin and the Greendale Mall (among others). Please bring in your donations soon!