Summary

What – Readiatrics Book Drive Launches

When –March 15 – May 18, 2021

Where – Book drop locations at: RC Public Library, Books A Million, Dahl Arts Center, Rapid City Fire Station #1, 10 Main Street and all Black Hills Federal Credit Union locations.
Why – To supply new and gently used books to children experiencing crisis in family or health
Contact – Darla Drew Lerdal 605-341-5940 or ddrewlerdal@gmail.com,

The Readiatrics Book Drive is collecting new and gently used children’s books for youngsters experiencing a crisis in family, health or home circumstances in Western South Dakota. The Readiatrics Book drive has donated over 155,000 books to children in need since 2001.

Founder and organizer Darla Drew Lerdal, said “We cancelled last year due to Covid, and I was not sure I would conduct a drive this year, but I heard from a couple of children’s organizations who usually receive Readiatrics books. It seems they are completely out of books to give children to take home. That is when I knew we had to have a drive this year.”

This year the drive runs from March 15 through May 18. The books collected by Readiatrics will be donated to families of children receiving services at the SD Department of Health with five locations in western South Dakota. The drive also supplies books for the non-profit sister programs in Rapid City. The drive provides books for children to take without any expectation of returning the books. The children’s books are to build literacy in the home.

Also, if a child’s home is chaotic, they may not feel confident checking out a library book, because they don’t know if they will be able to return it. The Readiatrics Book drive takes that stress away from a child.

2021 drop points for new and gently used children’s books are: RC Public Library, Dahl Arts Center, Books A Million, Rapid City Fire Station #1, 10 Main Street and all Black Hills Federal Credit Union locations. The drive is a project of the non-profit umbrella organization, Backroom Productions.

For more information on Readiatrics, call Darla Drew Lerdal at ddrewlerdal.com or call 605-341-5940, or visit our website at www.readiatrics.org

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