Book Drive in Dubuque

AmeriCorps VISTAs, with the Dubuque Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, will conduct a book drive to generate books for families needing literature to create a print-rich environment. The book drive will run Tuesday, January 20 through Friday, February 20.

Donations of books for all ages will be accepted until Feb. 20 at the following locations: Dubuque Hy-Vee grocery stores, American Trust & Savings banks in Dubuque, Kwik Stop locations in Dubuque, Dairy Queen locations, Fazoli’s, Kennedy Mall, United Way, City of Dubuque Leisure Services Department located at 2200 Bunker Hill Rd., Roshek building, St. Vincent de Paul (downtown location), Multicultural Family Center, YMCA/YWCA, and Dubuque Community School District at 2300 Chaney Rd.

After the book drive ends, volunteers are needed to help sort, label, and deliver books to a variety of Dubuque organizations. Deliveries will be made on March 3 for “Read Across America Day.”

For more information, or to volunteer for any of the above listed services, contact Stacy Seyer at 563-690-6048 or sseyer@cityofdubuque.org, or Olivia Visio at 563-552-3069 or ovisio@dbqschools.org.

Visit http://readdbq.org/2014/10/23/statisticks-lottery/ for a video from the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading on the importance of the book drive to the community.