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Suggested Books

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GOR 2012 November 17 - December 16

The Gift of Reading 2012
Presented by the Mercury News and RAFT
November 17 through December 16, 2011
Updated: Monday, November 12, 2012


Donate Books Gift of Reading 2012

Share the magic of books with children in need.
Act now! Children’s Book Drive ends Sunday, Dec. 16!

Once again, RAFT (Resource Area for Teaching) is partnering with the San Jose Mercury News for the Gift of Reading Children’s Book Drive, bringing the magic of books to the Bay Area children who need it most.

Between November 17 and December 16, we will gather thousands of new and like-new books. These books will go to under-served children, and to help teachers build classroom libraries for the children they teach —increasing the children’s chances at long-term academic success.

To Donate Books: One of these books is sometimes the only holiday gift a child will receive, so please give new or like-new books, as you'd want your own children to receive. We are especially in need of pre-school and elementary level books. Books in Spanish or Vietnamese are also valuable. Since they will be sorted by age group, please do not wrap them. Donate your own favorite titles or get ideas from the list of Suggested Books.


Drop-off Locations: Please bring your books to one of these RAFT (Resource Area for Teachers) locations. You'll find maps and directions at www.raftbayarea.org.

CAMPBELL
Recycle Bookstore
275 E. Campbell, Campbell

LOS ALTOS
Linden Tree Children's Books
265 State Street, Los Altos

Los Altos Library
13 S. San Antonio Rd, Los Altos

LOS GATOS
Los Gatos Public Library
110 E. Main Street, Los Gatos

Santa Clara County Library Administration
14600 Winchester Blvd, Los Gatos

MENLO PARK
Kepler's Books
1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park

MILPITAS
Milpitas Library
160 N. Main St., Milpitas

MORGAN HILL
BookSmart
80 East 2nd Street, Morgan Hill

Morgan Hill Library
660 West Main Avenue, Morgan Hill

REDWOOD CITY
101 Twin Dolphin Drive
Redwood City, CA 94065
(650) 802-5505
Hours: Wednesdays: 1:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Thursdays: 10:30 am to 6:30 pm
Saturdays: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Closed Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Friday

SAN JOSE
1355 Ridder Park Drive
San Jose, CA 95131
(408) 451-1420
Hours: Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Fridays: 10:30 am - 5:30 pm
Thursdays: 10:30 am to 7:00 pm
Saturdays: 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
Closed Sunday and Monday

Biblioteca Latinoamericana
921 South First Street, San Jose

Recycle Bookstore
1066 The Alameda, San Jose

Hicklebee's Bookstore
1378 Lincoln Avenue, San Jose

SUNNYVALE
RAFT Processing Facility
1160 Kern Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
Mondays through Thursdays:
9:00 am to 12:30 pm & 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Fridays:
9:00 am to 12:30 pm & 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Closed Saturday and Sunday

Leigh's Favorite Books
121 S. Murphy Avenue, Sunnyvale

Remember, this year’s drive ends Sunday,
Dec. 16
. Thank you for your support.

 

Gift Of Reading contact: raft@raft.net

Quotes from past recipients:

“ Thank you for your donation of books. The foster youth we serve often do not have the opportunity to own their own books and it was a pleasure to give them books – especially those separated from their families during the holidays. Thank you.”
- Daniel Thayer Russell, EE’s Residential Group Homes, Inc.

“Various children in the homework centers wrote to us that they enjoy reading books but had never before been able to own one. Now it is theirs.”
- David Fong, IEEE