Soon, boxes of books will find their way to libraries and booksellers, which may not strike you as unusual. But these particular books are destined to be given away, not sold, to those who can’t afford or don’t have access to books.
Entitled World Book Night, this program enlists individual volunteers to hand out books to light or non-readers, hoping to kindle the love of reading in the recipients.
Volunteers can choose from a pre-selected group of about 30 books and have them delivered to a local library or bookstore. Then on April 23, volunteers hand out the books to those who are interested in reading more but often don’t have the means.
There are lots of rules that accompany this program, and it is too late this year to become a volunteer/book giver but there is always next year. Every volunteer has to re-apply so you would have a good chance at getting selected. Donations are accepted year-round.
To see a list of the chosen books to be distributed through this program or to learn more about World Book Night, visit http://www.us.worldbooknight.org/