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World Book Night - April 23, 2012
Do you want to be part of an awesome million-book giveaway? To volunteer to change a life? You can, as part of World Book Night on April 23, 2012.
UPDATE: The deadline to sign up to be a volunteer book giver has been extended to Feb. 6th
The deadline to sign up to be a volunteer quickly approaches – February 1 – but give us a moment to explain what this is all about.
World Book Night is a campaign to find light- or non-readers in the community and hand them each a book -- a person-to-person sharing of the joy of reading. It was started in the UK, and it is coming to the US on April 23, 2012 – Shakespeare's birthday, not coincidentally! Here you'll find a video clip showing some scenes from the inaugural World Book Night in the UK last year.
The World Book Night organization is printing hundreds of thousands of special free paperback editions of some of the country's most well-loved books. The organization needs thousands of volunteers to go out on April 23 and distribute these free books across America. You pick the place: hospital or diner, school or ... well, lots of possibilities. Be creative. If you are selected to be a book giver, you will give away twenty copies of a single book on that day.
Sign up by February 1 to be a book giver on World Book Night! Please go the website to read more about the mission, some rules and regulations, and the books you can choose from to give away (The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Little Bee, Ender's Game, The Hunger Games, The Book Thief, The Glass Castle, Kite Runner, and Peace Like A River are just a few of the 30 titles). All you need to become a giver is a little time, a love of books, and the desire to give something to your community.
Think about where you’d like to give away the books before you go online to apply. And thank you! We love this idea and will be your community center for World Book Night support. Waucoma Bookstore is the pick-up location for book givers in the Columbia Gorge, and we're planning to host a pick-up party before World Book Night.
But don't delay -- February 1 is just around the corner. Sign for World Book Night and share your love of reading.
