Guelph Tool Library Free to Read Book Sale
The CRR was thrilled to attend the Free to Read Program, organized by the Guelph Tool Library, on Saturday, April 20th.
It was a remarkable day, significantly impacting the community with funds raised and books collected to support and promote several worthy literacy initiatives!
Over 2000 books sold! Plus, $200 in cash donations.
Over 800 books were collected for the Books for Inmates Program.
Over 200 children’s books not sold during the event were donated to the Children's Reading Room. Thank you so much!!
Approximately 400 visitors came through the Quebec Street Mall during the event.
It was a great day for networking and community engagement. Diverse organizations, including Action Read, Children's Reading Room, Eden Mills Writers Festival, Gord Hill Press, Guelph Public Library, and the Vocamus Writers Community, were all glad to be there, working together and with the Guelph Tool Library to promote literacy in the community!
