\t\t\t\tFor immediate release: October 24, 2019<\/p>\n
Douglas County Libraries (DCL) and the DCL Foundation are proud to serve U.S. service members and their families with book donations through Operation Paperback, a national nonprofit organization. Since the program\u2019s inception at DCL in 2014, more than 2,500 books of all genres have been donated to military members stateside and overseas. So far this year, 430 books have been donated.<\/p>\n
The program is administered through DCL\u2019s Lone Tree location by Branch Volunteer Coordinator Teresa LeFevre and library volunteers. Gently used paperbacks that are donated to the library and\/or withdrawn from DCL\u2019s collection are considered for Operation Paperback based on soldiers\u2019 requests. According to LeFevre, volunteers are vital to the program, as is the DCL Foundation, which funds the mailing costs associated with it.<\/p>\n
Lone Tree volunteer Jill Potter spends time each month packaging five to six boxes of books to be sent to service members. \u201cIf not for Jill, we would not be able to serve that population like we do,\u201d LeFevre said.<\/p>\n
Each month, volunteers review Operation Paperback\u2019s list of books desired by soldiers and their families to determine which requests DCL can fill using the donated and withdrawn books available. The books are then packaged by Potter and mailed by LeFevre.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe reach and purpose of this program is far and wide and so worthwhile,\u201d said LeFevre. \u201cI am thankful we have the ability and resources to contribute reading materials to our military personnel around the globe.\u201d<\/p>\n
All gently used paperback books donated at DCL\u2019s Lone Tree location (10055 Library Way) are considered for Operation Paperback based on soldiers\u2019 requests, DCL\u2019s inventory, and what the library is able to send each month. Questions about the program may be directed to Teresa LeFevre at (303) 791-7323.<\/p>\n
Veterans Day Celebration<\/strong><\/p>\n In partnership with Highlands Ranch Metro District, DCL is hosting a Veterans Day Celebration at its Highlands Ranch location (9292 S. Ridgeline Blvd.) on Monday, November 11, from 6:30-8 p.m. The event is open to the public and no registration is required.<\/p>\n Human Book Volunteers Needed<\/strong><\/p>\n Last year, veteran Jim Pierce volunteered as a \u201chuman book\u201d at DCL\u2019s Human Library event and shared his story of being drafted into the Vietnam War. DCL is again seeking human books with various life experiences for its 2020 Human Library event. Community members interested in sharing their stories are encouraged to apply by November 30, 2019. Applications are available at DCL.org\/volunteer<\/a>.<\/p>\n Douglas County Libraries elevates our community by inspiring a love of reading, discovery and connection.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For immediate release: October 24, 2019 Douglas County Libraries (DCL) and the DCL Foundation are proud to serve U.S. service members and their families with book donations through Operation Paperback, a national nonprofit organization. Since the program\u2019s inception at DCL in 2014, more than 2,500 books of all genres have been donated to military members […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dclblog.org\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/449"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dclblog.org\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dclblog.org\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dclblog.org\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dclblog.org\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=449"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dclblog.org\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/449\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dclblog.org\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dclblog.org\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dclblog.org\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}