We will be collecting books until April 20th. Bring your donations to any of the brown bins at the entrance of The KBC.
AVOID
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Books filled with small, dense print that might be too intimidating or unfitting for the age level
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Books with lots of slang, which my be difficult for English learners to follow
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Books for young children that have many references to appliances and electronic gadgets
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Books written in any language besides English
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Adult paperback romance novels
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Books that are heavily focused on United States or Canadian history or government
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Books about North American or religious holidays
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Anything that evangelizes or promote religion
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Magazines except for children’s educational magazines and National Geographic less than five years old
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Mix of children’s fiction, books with universal themes (friendship, animals, love)
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Children’s non-fiction – scientific books for students, reference materials like dictionaries
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Children’s books teaching life skills about topics such as health, hygiene, adolescents and careers
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Books about Africa or African-Americans
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Children’s books with diverse characters
The book drive is supporting the “AFRICAN LIBRARY PROJECT”
A non-profit organization that has raised over 4 million books for countries in Africa.
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