Haddon Township Library Participating In Countywide Book Drive

Haddon Township, NJ -- The Camden County Library System’s annual Books for Kids Holiday Campaign kicks off in two weeks.

The campaign, which provides children with free books that they can keep and read again and again, begins Monday, Nov. 7. The campaign runs through Dec. 6.

The library sends the books to the Camden County Children’s Services Department to distribute to children throughout the county in time for the holidays.

Anyone can donate new or gently used books appropriate for a range of ages from babies to young teens to the cause.

Gently-used can be understood to mean books that a person would be comfortable in giving as a gift to a close relative.

Books cannot be inscribed with names nor have book plates indicating an organization’s name.

All eight branches, including the Haddon Township branch at 15 MacArthur Boulevard, will have clearly marked bins available to deposit the books.

“Each year we ask our customers to recognize the importance of reading by donating books to our holiday book campaign,” Camden County Library Director Linda Devlin said. “You can help to foster and develop a love of reading in children throughout Camden County who may not have enough books at home to read.”

Devlin also noted that this is a good time for parents to join the library’s 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program to develop and strengthen a child’s literacy skills even before he or she starts school.

“Books open a world of opportunities for children by expanding their education and imagination,” Camden County Freeholder Bill Moen, liaison to the Camden County Library System, said. “By providing books this holiday season, you are giving these children the gift of knowledge while introducing them to the joy of reading.”