Book Drive for Rosie's Place
Wed, Jan 25
|Franklin Elementary School
We're having a Book Drive for Rosie's Place! Come drop your books off inside the main entrance at school or on the front porch of 167 Cherry Street between January 23rd and February 3rd!
Time & Location
Jan 25, 2023, 9:00 AM – Feb 03, 2023, 7:00 PM
Franklin Elementary School, 125 Derby St, West Newton, MA 02465, USA
About the Event
Franklin friends,
The Social Action Committee and FORJ Franklin are delighted to announce our first ever co-sponsored book drive for Rosie’s Place (https://www.rosiesplace.org/), an inclusive sanctuary and community center in Boston for folks experiencing homelessness and economic insecurity. We are thrilled to run a two-week diverse book drive to stock the community bookshelves at Rosie's Place with books for the people and families they serve to enjoy.
**We are taking the opportunity to think really intentionally about our donations and the importance of representation. Think about the characters represented, a mix and variance of cultural identities and languages, all kinds of readers, abilities and ages. Books can be your own, as long as they are lightly used, or purchased. Magazines are also welcome! Think about all the ways our kids can be involved in these choices- what books and magazines, either of their own or to buy, would consider and celebrate…