April 14 is the final day to contribute to the Read To Me book drive at UNM. The university is one of dozens of community partners collecting new and gently used books for low-income children. A citywide effort is underway to collect and distribute 20,000 books.
Read To Me collection sites at UNM are:
· Hodgin Hall
· Medical/Legal Bookstore
· Tireman Library
· Zimmerman Library
· Parrish Library
· Fine Arts Library
· Human Resources Service Center
· Staff Council Office Hokona-Zuni, Rm302
· President's Office
· Human Resources Administration-Rm 260
· Law Library
· Student Activities Office
· HSC Human Resources
The Read To Me Book Drive, sponsored by the Albuquerque Business Education Compact, builds a foundation for developing literacy skills. Elementary school children from families with limited resources will receive books and bookmarks, as well as information about the Libraries Summer Reading Program.
Through April 15 Read To Me collection sites will be located at Albuquerque McDonald’s, Borders and Bookworks locations.
For more information, contact Greg Johnston at 277-1816 or gregj@unm.edu.