World Book Night


Thanks to former IFLS staffer Amy Alpine for sending me information about a tremendous outreach project! World Book Night is a collaborative effort of a group of publishing companies, the American Booksellers Association, the American Library Association, and others, to get high interest books into the hands of non or light readers.

On April 23, 50,000 volunteers will spread out across the United States to give away 20 free copies of a book (see list of books here). There are several YA titles on the list, a couple that are good for younger kids, and many adult titles that will have crossover appeal. The goal is to have people who are passionate about a book share it with people who don't have much connection to books.

A few more details:
If your library decides to participate, please let us know if you are accepted as a site!

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