To donate by check, please send your donation to:
RI Center for the Book
at The Pell Center at Salve Regina University
100 Ochre Point Avenue
Newport, RI 02840
To donate online through PayPal, please use the “Donate” button below. Please consider checking the box for “Make this a monthly donation.”
Why Donate?
At Rhode Island Center for the Book, we’re passionate about spreading the joy of reading, but we go beyond simply handing out books. We collaborate with over 120 dedicated teachers and librarians who use these books to create engaging programs and forge deep connections with their students.
Why we need your support: Children’s reading enjoyment is at its lowest level in almost two decades. A focus on the mechanics of reading has resulted in a lower number of students who will read.
- 33% of high school students never pick up a book after graduation, and 42% never do after college.
- Vocabulary is the #1 predictor of occupational success.
- After 4th grade, vocabulary develops exclusively through reading.
- Our carefully selected and targeted books introduce the joy and fulfillment of reading.
- More critical than book access, we introduce books that fulfill student readers.
Where you make an impact: Thanks to your donation, students across the state will receive new relevant books, and the Center for the Book will be able to address the increasing demand for books from teachers and librarians throughout the state, who face reduced or zeroed book budgets.
Your generous financial support lets us buy 100% of our books from local independent bookstores. This helps ensure our RI bookstores continue operations without curtailing staff hours or reducing inventory. We partner with them in a shared mission of engaging readers and introducing them to life-changing books.
Thank you for your support and belief in the power and importance of books! You are making a difference!
