Maximizing on the popularity of their annual Spring Author Festival, Klindt’s Booksellers is kicking off a two-week long book drive to benefit the library for incarcerated students at the Northern Oregon Regional Correctional Facility (NORCOR).
Klindt’s 5th Annual Spring Author Festival will be held Saturday, May 30, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event features twelve authors in the store on one day and focuses on youth literacy. Each of these twelve authors has at least on Young Adult (YA) novel, but many other genres are also represented at the event.
Klindt’s will donate titles from this year’s featured authors to the NORCOR classroom to kick off this drive. Many visiting authors are also donating books to the NORCOR students.
Because the population of the NORCOR classroom is fluid and ever changing, teacher Phil Brady relies heavily on books in his classroom. He includes several Young Adult novels in his regular curriculum.
Of his students, Brady says, “Reading stories helps the kids to process their lives.” Brady and his students have compiled a wish list of suggested titles for donors to consider when contributing.
Klindt’s has the NORCOR wish list on hand and is stocking all of the titles on the list. Donors can contact Klindt’s for help selecting titles or for more information at 541-296-3355.
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