Humanitarian Effort Volunteer Opportunity - Book Drive
Thank you for submitting a volunteer interest form to support the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shelter for migrant children at the Long Beach Convention Center. Given your personal interest to support this effort, we wanted to present you with an opportunity on how you can get involved NOW:
 
Starting Saturday, April 24, through May 8, the City of Long Beach, in partnership with the Long Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau, will be collecting leisure children’s books for various ages. The books will be provided to HHS and given to the children at the shelter to enjoy.
 
Feel free to organize or host your own community or organization book drive to support this effort.
 
We are seeking donations for leisure children’s books (in new condition) in English, Spanish, or English and Spanish, for grade levels kindergarten through young adult audiences. Textbooks are not needed at this time. Donations can be made at several locations throughout Long Beach.
 
The Long Beach Public Library is accepting book donations 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, at the following locations:
  • Billie Jean King Main Library, 200 W. Broadway
  • Bay Shore Library, 195 Bay Shore Ave.
  • Bret Harte, 1595 W. Willow St.
  • Los Altos, 5614 Britton Dr.
  • Mark Twain, 1401 E. Anaheim St.
  • Michelle Obama, 5870 Atlantic Ave.
 
The following area hotels are also accepting book donations 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily:
  • Golden Sails Hotel, 6285 Pacific Coast Hwy.
  • Hilton Long Beach, 701 W. Ocean Blvd.
  • Holiday Inn Long Beach Airport, 2640 N. Lakewood Blvd.
  • Long Beach Airport Marriott, 4700 Airport Plaza Dr.
  • Westin Long Beach, 333 E. Ocean Blvd.
 
Book donations can also be dropped off at the Terrace Theater, located at 300 E. Ocean Blvd., from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. This location will accommodate drive-through drop-off on Ocean Boulevard. 
 
In addition to donating, we also encourage you to spread the word – share this information on your social media pages, tell your family, friends and colleagues and reach out to community organizations you may be a part of.
 
More information on how to get involved, including monetary donations to the Long Beach Community Fund’s Migrant Children Support Fund, is available at: longbeach.gov/migrantchildren.
 
We will inform you of future opportunities as they become available.
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