Give a book, help a child

Published 12:01 am Friday, March 25, 2011

There’s still time to donate a book to the annual Half Pint Library Book Drive.

Half Price Books sponsors the six-week program every year to collect and, with the help of local nonprofits, give out books to children in need.

This program has provided 2 million books to children across the country.

You can donate new or gently used children’s books to one of the Half Price Books stores through March 31. Spanish-language books are OK.

Half Price Books has stores in Everett, at 1321 SE Everett Mall Way, suite A, and in Lynnwood, at 19500 Hwy 99, suite 102.

A few more stores are located in King County. My favorite one is on Seattle’s Capitol Hill. I can spend hours there among odd books, board games and greeting cards.