Hats off to P.E.P. and to Dave

The goal of the Children's Book Drop program is to promote the love of reading and learning by providing attractive books which children will want to learn to read. We need new or gently used books for all of our programs and our greatest need is for books suitable for children pre K through eighth grade. Hundreds of children in our programs in Ingham, Clinton and Eaton counties benefit from the book give-aways; for many of them, the books they bring home from our programs are the only books they own.

David Gallimore, a volunteer in the General Motors / United Auto Workers Protected Employee Program (P.E.P.), contributed to the Capital Area Literacy Coalition in many ways. We are especially thrilled with the Children's Book Drop collection containers that he constructed. The spiffy new containers can be seen at Schuler Books in the Meridian Mall, Barnes and Noble’s in East Lansing, and Community News in Frandor.

G.M. and U.A.W. are making a wonderful contribution to our community. We hope to have another member of the P.E.P. program soon.

Our permanent book drop locations are:

We gladly accept donations at our office during our regular business hours. Donation forms for tax purposes available upon request. Sorry, we are unable to accept adult books. If you would like to donate used materials, please make sure that they are worthy reading material. If you are unsure, please use the following guidlines. We accept:

  • Coloring books that have not been colored
  • Books and magazines whose cover and pages are not ripped or missing
  • Activity books that have not been used up
  • Books whose pages open freely and do not stick together
  • Magazines that are no older than one year
  • Materials that are clean and free of water damage
If you have questions, please call, and we will be happy to help. Remember, the goal of the Children's Book Drop program is to promote the love of reading and learning by providing books that children can get excited about. We reserve the right to refuse donations that do not fit that purpose.