Share Stories for Good at our next installment of the MLK Civic Service Series!
Books have the power to transport us to faraway places and times, introduce us to new people and ideas, inspire us to imagine different possibilities and bring us joy.
For people at high risk of isolation, access to books can provide connectedness to a wider world and resiliency in times of struggle. Project Read will utilize volunteers to bring relevant books to high risk populations and stay to sort them for donation, supporting Reverend King’s vision of a Beloved Community, where everyone belongs.
Volunteer Duties Include:
- Book donations (see details below)
- Sorting donations
- Volunteers may also sign up to help deliver books to various senior living facilities in Dublin
- Wrapping books to be gifted
- Making bookmarks
- Writing thoughtful messages to incarcerated youth that will be shared through their librarian
- Learning about the importance of literature for people at risk of isolation
Books will be donated to senior living facilities in the City of Dublin and the Circleville Juvenile Correction Facility's library.
Donation preferences include:
· Highest Prioroty: Large Print Adult Books
· Young Adult nonfiction on finance, real estate or astrology
· Young Adult or Middle Grade fiction, espcially those by Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) authors*
* Graphic novels should not have images of guns, intense violence, nudity or provocatively dressed characters due to donation restrictions.
The MLK Civic Service Series is a collection of volunteer service and community impact discussions to honor Reverend King's vision of creating a Beloved Community.
