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Skipping stones to Donate Books for Low-income Schools and Libraries

Are you working with students from low-income families or communities of color? Are you in a school or library that needs more books? We have many books that we wish to donate to schools and public libraries serving low-income students or communities of color. We have nature books as well as books on cultural awareness and diversity. In terms of ages or readership levels, we have novels for teenagers, chapter books, picture books, and a few reference books.

Skipping Stones invites you to write to us about students you serve, as well as your needs and wants in terms of books. We want to donate these books to your public school or library but we request that you cover the shipping costs. We think $50 or $100 will adequately cover the shipping of about 50 to 100 books, respectively. $200 will bring you four big boxes of about 200 to 250 books. This is just an estimate. We are happy to work with you.

Please note that we are NOT able to fulfill donation requests from overseas schools or libraries because of the high cost of airmail postage. Within the USA, we can use the cheaper MEDIA MAIL or LIBRARY RATE. Send your requests to info@skippingstones. org or by snail mail to:

EDITOR, Skipping Stones Magazine, P.O. Box 3939 Eugene, Oregon 97403-0939

21. Where will the books be donated to?

A. Low-income students interested in reading books.

B. Low-income families with middle school students.

C. Schools or public libraries serving low-income students.

D. Overseas low-income schools with communities of color.

22. What does Skipping Stones require schools to do?

A. Ship the books.                                            B. Post the books.

C. Cover all the costs.                                       D. Cover the shipping cost.

23. How can schools send their requests?

A. By telephone.            B. By fax.                    C. In person.                D. By e-mail.