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Project Book Barn 

We have a goal to collect 5,000 books for Puyallup School District students to have while schools are closed. 

Students across the country are facing an unprecedented challenge. The closure of public schools, while absolutely necessary, has disrupted routines for all. For those children who rely on the safety net that schools – teachers, counselors, support staff, administrators, and volunteers – provide, this is a devastating time.

We are all being asked to decide what is ‘essential’. We limit our expenditures to essential items. We only take essential trips. The Book Barn, a project for Communities In Schools of Puyallup, believes that READING IS ESSENTIAL. That means books are essential.

In support of the Puyallup School District’s plan for continuous learning, Communities In Schools of Puyallup is continuing its mission to surround students with a community of support. Become a part of that community today. Support Project Book Barn and help put books into the hands of students.

Our goal is to collect at least 5,000 books to distribute to students of low-income families across the district.

We are asking for in-kind contributions of books or financial support for this initiative. You will be investing in our students. You will transform lives.

 

How you can support 

Donate books: 

  • Click on the "Donate Books" Tab above. You can ship your books to 3308 8th Ave SE, Bldg. E. Puyallup, WA 98372

Donate money: 

  • Click on the "Donate" Tab above to make your contribution. We will use the funds to purchase books. 

 

Donate books: 

  • Click on the "Donate Books Tab" above. You can ship your books to Address

Donate books: 

  • Click on the "Donate Books Tab" above. You can ship your books to Address

Donate books: 

  • Click on the "Donate Books Tab" above. You can ship your books to Address

Donate books: 

  • Click on the "Donate Books Tab" above. You can ship your books to Address

Wondering what books kids will want to read? 

Check out our list of popular titles here!

Are you on Good Reads? Follow us here for some book ideas! 

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Why Project Book Barn? 

We all know that it is important for kids to have books while schools are closed. But we also know that we have to practice caution not to further the spread of COVID-19. 

According to the CDC, the coronavirus  can survive on paper or cardboard for no longer than 48 hours. So, books that are donated will spend a mandatory 48 hours in quarantine in a barn before being distributed! Not a bad place to quarantine, don't you think? 

Why This Matters

In middle-income neighborhoods the ratio of books per child is 13 to 1, in low-income neighborhoods, the ratio is 1 age-appropriate book for every 300 children.  

61% of low-income families have no books at all in their homes for their children.

Almost 40% of Puyallup’s school population qualifies as low-income – nearly 9,000 students.