Fall has officially arrived, and with that marks the launch of the 2009 Target Volunteer School Library Makeover! Target is once again teaming up with First Book to provide books for school library projects across the country through the Target Volunteer School Library Makeover.
Throughout September and October, Target Volunteers will award more than 1,600 Title I schools across the country new books and at many schools will provide volunteer help to shelve new books, organize, clean and more. In support of this project, Target has partnered with First Book to provide a $500 credit on the First Book Marketplace to each participating school. The librarians and educators have selected books that best meet the needs of their school.
To learn more about this project — and to see a library makeover in action — visit www.target.com/libraries. Be sure to check back in the coming weeks as we post more exciting updates from library makeovers across the country!
I’m a library media specialist at McCann Technical High School in North Adams, Massachusetts. How do I submit my library for a Target Makeover?
Through the Target Volunteers School Library Makeover, each participating Target store selects a local school to participate in the campaign. There is no school application process for the initiative.
To learn more about this program, please visit http://www.target.com/libraries.
the books on first books have publication dates of 5 or more years old. do you have to use first books? is there an additional first book site other than the public marketplace to purchase books? why put “new” old books on the shelves, kids need more current publications.
Thanks for your thoughts, Anne. As you know, First Book is committed to providing the highest quality books to schools and programs that need them most. Through the Target School Library Makeover, First Book and Target have provided new books to more than 1,600 school libraries nationwide and this year we hope to reach even more schools. Please keep visiting the blog to receive the latest news from First Book!