Did you know that 61% of low-income families have NO books at all in their homes for their children? Help make a difference! Donate your outgrown children’s books to the Read-cycle! program organized by Hands On Asheville Buncombe. The POP Project will put the books...
Category: Book Giving Programs
Our Drop Box is Lonely – Do You Have Any Books to Keep it Company?Our Drop Box is Lonely – Do You Have Any Books to Keep it Company?
The POP Project currently has a drop box at the West End Bakery, 757 Haywood Road. It sits there by the front door, greeting people as they come in for their pastries and loaves of freshly-made bread. It bids them adieu as they run off...
World Book Night ApproachesWorld Book Night Approaches
When we heard that there was a nonprofit who was scheduling an international event dedicated to spreading the love of books, we knew we wanted to participate. World Book Night was launched in the U.K. in 2011, and this year makes the trek across the...
Why I Give Books to PrisonersWhy I Give Books to Prisoners
I give books to inmates. I visit death row prisons. When either of these things comes up in conversation, people always ask, “Why?” For a long time, I didn’t really have a great answer. People either “get it” or they don’t. Preaching to the indoctrinated...