Library holds Children’s Holiday Book Drive
From staff reports
A Special Holiday Tradition continues as the Glen Lake Community Library holds its 21st annual children’s holiday book drive from now until December 15.
The Friends of the Library, in cooperation with Glen Lake School, Parenting Communities and Head Start, are once again collecting donations of new children’s books for children whose families are in need of assistance this holiday season. Kathy Bartell, parenting communities coordinator for the Glen Lake School District and the Early Head Start Child & Family Specialist for Leelanau County, compiles a “wish list” of boys and girls from preschool through age 12.
Any family can find themselves in hard times and the goal is to make sure the children still have some holiday joy in the form of a special book. The list is available at the Glen Lake Library in Empire and at the Cottage Book Shop in Glen Arbor. Donors are asked to purchase a book for a child on this list and deliver it gift-wrapped to the library by December 14 or the Cottage Book Shop by December 15. The Cottage Book Shop in Glen Arbor will kindly provide a 20-percent discount on any books purchased for the drive. They will even gift wrap and deliver the books for you. The list grows longer every year and every year our community steps up and gets every book needed for the children on the list. Please help us bring the joy of books to these children. Remember, donations collected for the book drive will directly benefit our local community and Leelanau County. Your gift will make a real difference right here at home.
