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Last year’s Harvest of Books was a great
success!

The 1st and 2nd graders received their new books the week
of November 23. Every 1st grader received 2 new books and
every 2nd grader received 1 new book. The Lincoln Public
Libraries also donated a book bag to every 1st and 2nd
grader!

Thank you!

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LEA and KFOR Co-Sponsor the Harvest of Books, Inc.
Promotional Sponsors are: Lincoln Journal/Star, Lincoln City
Libraries, Boomers Printing Company, and Four Star Drugstores,
Cards and Gift Galleries.

Since its inception in 1997, the Harvest of Books has become the
number one community project in Lincoln to spread the love of
reading to children, placing one or more new books in the hands of
every Lincoln first and second grade student to take home, cherish,
and read with their parents and family. Surprisingly, many Lincoln
children have never owned a new book of their own and through the
efforts of LEA and the generosity of Lincoln citizens and sponsors
of the program, the Harvest of Books, to date, has distributed over
150,000 books to first and second grade students in the public and
parochial schools in Lincoln. This year’s Harvest goal is to be able
to donate another 13,000 new books in November.

During the Harvest campaign drive last October, participating
bookstores give a 25 – 40% discount on children’s books
purchased for the Harvest. Individuals may, if they wish, sign their
name (or company name) to a bookplate that will be affixed to the
book so the recipient knows who made the donation. Participating
bookstores include: the Adventist Book Center, Barnes & Noble
Booksellers, Gloria Deo, Indigo Bridge Books, Lee Booksellers,
Nebraska Bookstore, University Bookstore, and Usborne Books at
Home. Check with the individual bookstores for the discount they
are offering for the Harvest.

Individuals who want to make a cash donation and have LEA
volunteers do the shopping for them may send donations to the
Harvest of Books, c/o the Lincoln Education Association, 4920
Normal Blvd., Lincoln, NE 68506. Memorials in the name of
individuals who were avid book lovers are a wonderful way to honor
the memory of a loved one, too, and a way to instill their love for
reading in a child.

The Harvest of Books is a 501(c)(3) entity and donations may be
considered as a charitable donation for purposes of income taxes.

LEA’s co-sponsor last year for the Harvest of Books was KFOR
radio with additional assistance from Boomer’s Printing Company,
Four Star Drugstore Card & Gift Galleries, the Lincoln Journal Star,
the Lincoln City Libraries, Lincoln Teachers Federal Credit Union,
and TMCO, Inc (Total Manufacturing Company of Lincoln).

In these trying financial times when people want the biggest bang
possible for the dollars they donate to charity, nothing is more
valuable than an investment in a child’s future. Something as small
as a new book of one’s own can trigger excitement and tickle the
imagination in a way that leads to becoming a lifelong reader and
learner. Participating in the Harvest of Books program is a way
everyone in Lincoln can be a part of changing a child’s life to the
better.