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The Lending Libraries Project collects new and used books and then redistributes them in the form of customized Lending Libraries to our school partner sites and organizations in underserved communities all over San Diego County. Direct book donations are also made to groups and individuals demonstrating need. The primary goals of the program are to provide ready access to high quality literature and encourage book borrowing and ownership. Words Alive currently distributes more than 2,500 books a year with this program.
Since 1999, Words Alive has distributed over 15,000 books to community institutions and organizations that seek to establish and enhance on-site libraries for their clients. Recipients include the following community agencies:
Al Bahr Shriners of San Diego
George Bailey Detention Center
Bay Point Elementary School
Center for Community Solutions
Community Home Neighborhood
Dewey Elementary School
Escondido Community Childhood Development Center
Friends of Downtown Senior Project
Girls Rehabilitation Facility of San Diego
GYRLS Literacy Project
Hawthorne Elementary School
Head Start |
San Diego Juvenile Hall
Linda Vista Child Development Center
Lindsay School
Monarch School
Second Chance/STRIVE
St. Vincent De Paul Village
The Juvenile Ranch Facility
Toussaint Academy for Arts and Sciences
Veterans Hospital of La Jolla
YMCA Armed Forces – The Wounded Warrior Project
YMCA Family Shelters
YMCA and YWCA of San Diego
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If you have books you would like to donate to the Words Alive Libraries Project, contact us at (858) 274-9673 or click here to e-mail us. Our staff will coordinate a convenient time for you to drop off your donation at our storage facility in Pacific Beach or schedule a pick up. To have a customized Lending Library built at your location, download and complete the application and return it to us at the address indicated. |
