Collecting Books to Support Community Programs
Saturday, May 21st Dayton Book Fair Foundation will roll out the barrels for their spring book roundup this Saturday, May 21st from 10am to 1pm. Volunteers will be on hand to hand out receipts for donations of gently used books on all subjects for adults and children, movies, CDs, board games, puzzles, and records for our sale in November.
Book Fair Foundation, a volunteer driven organization which began in 1970, works year-round collecting books for their annual Book Fair held during the second weekend in November at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds. Each year benefitting a different group of local non-profits, for 2016 proceeds will benefit K12 Gallery/TEJAS, The Learning Tree Farm and FilmDayton.
Round Up Locations for Saturday, will be:
- St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 33 W. Dixon, Oakwood
- David’s United Church of Christ, 170 W. David Rd, Kettering
- Harmony Creek United Church of Christ, 5280 Bigger Rd, Centerville
- Polk Grove United Church of Christ 9190 Frederick Pike, Englewood
- K12 Gallery/TEJAS 341 S. Jefferson St. Dayton
- The Learning Tree Farm 3376 S. Union Rd. Dayton
- Look at a Book, 661 Lyons Road, Centerville
- Siebenthaler Parking Lot, 545 W. Siebenthaler at Catalpa, Dayton
- Beavercreek Senior Center, 3868 Dayton-Xenia Road, Beavercreek
- The Book Loft, 2181 Embury Park Rd, Dayton
Book Fair Foundation would love to have your donations of gently used books on all subjects for adults and children, movies, CDs, board games, puzzles, and records for our sale in November.
If you can’t make the Round-Up, there will be another on Aug 20th or you can donate at The Book Loft throughout the year– that’s at 2181 Embury Park Road, Dayton, OH 45414. Open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays 10am – 3pm and Wednesdays 1 – 7pm , plus there is a secure book drop with 24 hour access.
