On July 7th, RCA started its first book drive for the little free libraries in our community.
The mission of the little free libraries is to inspire readers and expand global access to books. The goal is to empower readers and provide an around-the-clock gateway to reading material within the communities.
This book drive included the creation of donation boxes, the design of a social media flyer, the collection of donations within the community, the sanitizing of the book covers, and the distribution of the books at various libraries in town. Close to 140 books were donated by RCA members and members of the community and distributed during this drive. According to the Free Little Library website, barrier-free access to books is important as nearly 30 million people in the United States cannot read or write above a third-grade level. It is a goal of the little libraries to improve literacy especially in book deserts and areas that are underserved while providing free access to everyone. RCA will continue to support the cause of early literacy through book drives.
07/07 Sophie Chung creation of online flyer, creation of donation boxes, placement of boxes within the community (2.5 hrs)
07/08 Jacob Navarro, Nicholas Navarro, Korbin Bui, Sophie Chung
collecting donations, sanitizing book covers, and drop off at one location (1.25 hr each)
07/09 Sophie Chung gathering more books, sanitizing book covers (1.5 hrs)
07/09 Paola Humbert and Sophie Chung distributing books at various locations within the community (2 hrs each)
07/10 Sophie Chung, Jacob Navarro, Nicholas Navarro distributing books to 6 more locations (1.5 hrs each).
