On Tuesday, January 17, Roxhill Elementary students will receive access to the world of reading as nearly 2,000 books are donated to the school on behalf of Reading Tree, PCC, and Communities in Schools of Seattle.

The books will be used to build Lending Libraries in every Roxhill classroom. Students, who may not have access to books of their own can take home books to read and either bring them back to exchange or keep the books without repercussions for late, lost, or stolen materials.

Reading Tree has partnered with PCC to collect the books at their Seattle stores. On January 14 those books were delivered to Roxhill Elementary where over 40 Communities in Schools of Seattle volunteers sorted the books into appropriate reading levels.

At an assembly on January 17 representatives from Reading Tree and PCC will present these valuable gifts to 390 students. CISS and Reading Tree have built Lending Libraries at Graham Hill and Wing Luke Elementary schools and hope to build more libraries in schools across Seattle.