Linn County Conservation is proud to partner with Green Iowa AmeriCorps and other community organizations for a book drive now through Jan. 16. Books are being collected to distribute back into the community for residents who may have limited access to books and other educational materials. Linn County is a host site for two members from Green Iowa Americorps.
“Our purpose is to help provide books to underrepresented communities,” says Green Iowa AmeriCorps member Michael Garner. “We hope people will find some books they no longer use and drop them off to one of our partner locations. Together, we can help empower under-served children to read their way to a better future.”
Donations may include:
- Civil Rights books
- Environmental books
- Children’s books
- Young adult books
- Fiction/non-fiction books
Bins will be provided at each of the following drop off sites during normal operating hours:
Wickiup Hill Learning Center (Linn County Conservation Headquarters)
10260 Morris Hills Rd
Toddville, IA
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
1340 3rd Ave SE
Cedar Rapids, IA
Matthew 25
201 3rd Ave SW
Cedar Rapids, IA
Hiawatha Library
150 Willman St
Hiawatha, IA
African American Museum (through January 15 at 4 p.m.)
55 12th Ave SE
Cedar Rapids Iowa
Book Distribution
Donated books will be used during a book drive on Martin Luther King Day (Jan. 17, 2022). Book drives will be held from 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. at Matthew 25 and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Wellington Heights Community Church, where residents are encouraged to come and select a book or two to take home.