International Book Giving Day focuses on encouraging people worldwide to give a book to a child on February 14th. Ways to get involved include:
- Gift a book to a friend or family member
- Leave a book in a waiting room for children to read
- Donate a gently used book to a local library, hospital or shelter or to an organization that distributes used books to children in need internationally.
- Borrow a book from the library, and share it with a child.
- Rifle through your bookshelves for children’s books that could use a better home, and donate them to a good cause within the next week. Consider donating your books to your local library, second-hand store, children’s hospital, shelter, after-school program etc.
- Identify a waiting room with few to no good children’s books, and commit to leaving a book in that waiting room within the next week
For more information: International Book Giving Book
Reference:
Celebrate International Book Giving Day On 14th February, Aussie Childcare Network, 8th February 2020