This year, we have again taken on the mission to give well-suited, reading-level books to every kid and teen who registers for summer reading with Spokane County Library District (SCLD).
This year’s Library Giving Day is planned for Tuesday, April 1, although we are accepting donations for the cause throughout the entire month of April.
Help us reach our goal of $5,000.
Your donation to Library Giving Day (100%) goes directly to covering the costs of providing books to kids and teens this summer.
The benefits of reading can last a lifetime, beginning in early childhood and continuing through our oldest years. If you’re passionate about reading, please donate today and help spread the word about Library Giving Day during the month of April.
Library Giving Day is an annual, national fundraising event with the goal of encouraging people who depend on and enjoy public libraries to donate to their local library system. In turn, that support goes toward the incredible programs, services, and materials provided by local libraries all over the country.
Library Giving Day Success
For Library Giving Day 2024, we fundraised with a goal to give books to kids and teens across Spokane County to kick off summer reading.
Through the generous support of the community, our fundraising goal was met and each youth who registered for the summer reading program received a new book of their very own to keep.
Offering a book with at the beginning of the summer increased registration, particularly among school-aged children. It also incentivized visiting the library at the beginning of the summer and encouraged kids to continue reading throughout the summer.
The Summer Reading Program at SCLD encourages kids to maintain or improve their reading skills during summer, helping to ensure that they are ready to learn and not working to regain forgotten skills when they return to school in the fall.
SCLD’s 2024 Summer Reading Program by the numbers:
Over 1,500 children registered for summer reading
33% increase in total registration
59% increase in school-aged participants (ages 5–17) over the previous year
Largest group of youth participants in grades 2, 3 & 4 (most critical grades for learning to read)
Let’s do it again!
If you would like to donate via cash or check, please mail it to:
Library Foundation of Spokane County 4322 N Argonne Rd Spokane, WA 99212
April 2025
This year, we have again taken on the mission to give well-suited, reading-level books to every kid and teen who registers for summer reading with Spokane County Library District (SCLD).
This year’s Library Giving Day is planned for Tuesday, April 1, although we are accepting donations for the cause throughout the entire month of April.
Help us reach our goal of $5,000.
Your donation to Library Giving Day (100%) goes directly to covering the costs of providing books to kids and teens this summer.
The benefits of reading can last a lifetime, beginning in early childhood and continuing through our oldest years. If you’re passionate about reading, please donate today and help spread the word about Library Giving Day during the month of April.
What is Library
Giving Day?
Library Giving Day is an annual, national fundraising event with the goal of encouraging people who depend on and enjoy public libraries to donate to their local library system. In turn, that support goes toward the incredible programs, services, and materials provided by local libraries all over the country.
Library Giving Day Success
For Library Giving Day 2024, we fundraised with a goal to give books to kids and teens across Spokane County to kick off summer reading.
Through the generous support of the community, our fundraising goal was met and each youth who registered for the summer reading program received a new book of their very own to keep.
Offering a book with at the beginning of the summer increased registration, particularly among school-aged children. It also incentivized visiting the library at the beginning of the summer and encouraged kids to continue reading throughout the summer.
The Summer Reading Program at SCLD encourages kids to maintain or improve their reading skills during summer, helping to ensure that they are ready to learn and not working to regain forgotten skills when they return to school in the fall.
SCLD’s 2024 Summer Reading Program by the numbers:
Let’s do it again!
If you would like to donate via cash or check, please mail it to:
Library Foundation of Spokane County
4322 N Argonne Rd
Spokane, WA 99212
For other ways to give, please contact us at foundation@scld.org or call 509.893.8200.