Bowie Reads at Bowiefest

The Bowie Education Committee is Collecting “Gently Used” Children’s Books
for their Bowie Reads Booth at Bowiefest

For Immediate Release: February 11, 2008
Contact: Leni Stern
301-809-3068

Bowie Reads is the City of Bowie’s Education Committee’s reading promotion booth at Bowiefest, which will take place on Saturday, June 7, at Allen Pond Park. The Committee is seeking donations of “gently used” books to be distributed, free or charge, to children who stop by the Bowie Reads booth. The greatest number of requests is always for children’s books, so the Committee has decided to focus only on children’s books this year. We would like to collect as many books as possible so that all children who stop by may select at least one book to take home to read. Information about reading to children, helping children to develop a love of reading, as well as other related topics, will also be available at the booth.
Books may be dropped off at Bowie City Hall between 8:30 AM and 10 PM on weekdays, and 9 to 5 on Saturdays. For more information, please contact the Education Committee at lstern@cityofbowie.org or 301-809-3068.