Half Price Books Giving Away More Than 14,000 Books to Non Profit Organizations in Need this Tuesday

Submitted by: Emily Bruce of Half Price Books

Non-profit organizations from the Bay Area can pick up free children’s books Tuesday, April 24 at 2 p.m. at the located at 7898 Dublin Blvd. in Dublin. 

The books were donated by the local community during the company’s 14^th annual Half Pint Library book drive. 

This special giveaway event will begin at 2 p.m., and any not-for-profit organization that can use or distribute children’s books is invited to stop by and get books while supplies last.

Half Price Books matched each book donated by the community during the drive.

More than 14,000 books will be given away in the Bay Area, and nationwide, the company is distributing more than 340,000 books to organizations in need, topping last year’s total of 313,000.

 “Thanks to the generous Bay Area community, more children will now have access to books,” said Kathy Doyle Thomas, executive vice president of Half Price Books.  “The Half Pint Library program helps make reading a priority for children by getting more books into non-profits, schools and homes.”

Half Price Books employees will help to load the boxes of books for the groups that attend. Several groups have already signed up to get books, and all 14,000 books are expected to be given away.

For more information and to download a donation form. 

Any non-profit organization, school, teacher or volunteer is invited to attend the giveaway event to receive FREE children’s books.  Donation forms are available at www.hpb.com/hpl.

About Half Pint Library

The Half Pint Library program is a book drive hosted each year by Half Price Books to collect and distribute children’s books to those in need.

Books donated through the Half Pint Library program provide an escape from the challenges faced by children, while helping to boost literacy outside of school.

In many cases, children are receiving their first book through the Half Pint Library program. The drive accepts any type of children’s book, including Spanish language books, as long as they are in good condition.

Through the generous donations of the Bay Area community during the drive this year, which ran from February 20 through March 31, 14,000 books will make it into the hands of children who need them the most.

Over the 14 years of the Half Pint Library program, it has provided more than 2 million books nationwide for children to share and enjoy.

About Half Price Books

Half Price Books is the largest family-owned new and used bookstore chain, with 115 retail locations in 16 states. Stores are open seven days a week and buy and sell new and used books, magazines, comics, records, CDs, DVDs and collectible items.

Half Price Books has been dedicated to environmental and literacy efforts for 40 years by supporting hundreds of projects including the annual Half Pint Library Book Drive, which provides hospitals, clinics and pediatric centers nationwide with book donations collected at all store locations.

In addition, Half Price Books is a founding contributor to Laura Bush's National Book Festival, as well as a supporter of the National Center for Family Literacy and Feed the Children. For more information about Half Price Books, please visit www.hpb.com.