Lakeville's Community BookShelf Provides Families with Donated Gifts
Donations were collected, and delivery was on Friday, Dec. 14, to some very grateful friends.
The Community BookShelf—a local initiative to build relationships through literacy—is in the Christmas and holiday spirit. On Dec. 13 and 14, neighbors and friends of the Community BookShelf were asked to bring treats and gift cards to distribute to Lakeville neighbors and families that the group got to know in the summer as a result of the group's visits with books, according to Sigrid Iverson, a Community BookShelf organizer. Donations were collected, and delivery was on Friday, Dec. 14, to some very grateful friends. Iverson said it is an attempt to get to know neighbors in Lakeville that are isolated by factors like economic and linguistic challenges, and to create community. "We distribute donated books to families about twice a …
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