ICfL’s Read to Me program is the recipient of this year’s local Holiday Book Drive at the Boise-area Barnes & Noble store. Barnes & Noble has sponsored a Holiday Book Drive for several years. This is the first year that the Commission’s Read to Me program has been a recipient of the Holiday Book Drive. The donated books will be used to support programs that reach underserved children across Idaho.

“Books are gifts that keep on giving,” Read to Me Program Co-Coordinator Erica Compton said. “Children who have been read to on a regular basis are better prepared for school and do better as they progress through the grades. They are more likely to be able to give back to society in the future.” 

On Friday, December 16, the Commission’s Read to Me staff picked up the nearly 1,200 new children’s books that have been donated so far. The Boise Barnes & Noble Booksellers will continue to collect books for the Commission’s Read to Me program through December 31st.

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