Making Books Part of a Healthy Childhood
Reach Out and Read South Carolina is part of the nationwide Reach Out and Read organization.Organize A Book Drive
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Everyone knows how expensive high quality children's books can be. That's why community book drives are an important source of support for thousands of Reach Out and Read Programs nationwide.
If you're interested in organizing a book drive for an ROR Program in your region, here are some guidelines to help in your planning. These guidelines were developed out of respect for families and in keeping with the philosophy of ROR - every child deserves quality, appropriate books.
- Find an ROR Program in need of books by contacting contact@reachoutandreadsc.org
- Contact the Program directly to determine what its greatest needs are (new board books for babies, used books for the waiting room, etc.) and whether the clinic has additional guidelines for donated books.
- Note: ROR only distributes new children's books in the exam room during regular pediatric checkups, but used books are often used in the waiting room, given away to children who come for a sick visit, or given to siblings who don't have an appointment that day, but would like a book to take home as well.
- Donated books should be developmentally-appropriate and culturally-appropriate.
- For a list of suggested children's books, refer to the Annotated Book List for Children.
- Used books must be "gently-used" (covers and pages intact, clean, and readable).
- Hardcover picture books with brightly-colored pictures and interesting stories are ideal.
- ROR's focus is on children between the ages of 6 months through 5 years, although books for older children may be accepted, depending on the needs of individual Programs.
- Books about sensitive issues like divorce, abuse, or death cannot be accepted.
- Because ROR Programs and run by clinic volunteers, it's best if you can drop the books directly at the clinic.
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