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'Dog Man' Little Free Libraries Coming to All 50 States through Scholastic and Little Free Library's 'Power Up with Reading' Initiative
Dav Pilkey to donate 50,000 books to support Little Free Libraries in underserved communities, the first to be unveiled on March 19 NEW YORK, March 12, 2024
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[{"type":"text","content":"Dav Pilkey to donate 50,000 books to support Little Free Libraries in underserved communities, the first to be unveiled on March 19\nNEW YORK, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education and media company, and the Little Free Library (LFL) nonprofit organization whose mission is to expand book access, are excited to announce their \"Power Up with Reading\" initiative to grant Dog Man–themed Little Free Library book-sharing boxes to sites catering to children and families across all 50 United States. Dog Man author and illustrator Dav Pilkey, in coordination with Scholastic and Little Free Library, will donate 50,000 books to support these libraries and help ignite a passion for reading.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nThe first Dog Man Little Free Library will be unveiled at a school in Cleveland, Ohio, Pilkey's birthplace, on March 19—which is also the global publication date of Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder, the newest book in the wildly popular series. Additional Dog Man Little Free Library installations are planned for Washington, DC, New York City, Atlanta, Baltimore, Detroit, Houston, New Orleans, Phoenix, Portland, Madison, and San Francisco, with more cities to be announced.\nEach Dog Man Little Free Library box will include free copies of Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder, as well as a wide assortment of children's titles from Scholastic's \"The Power of Story'' collection which aims to highlight books featuring diverse characters and stories. The book giveaway, provided by and courtesy of Dav Pilkey, will reach communities that are part of Little Free Library's \"Impact Library\" program which focuses on granting book-exchanges in under-resourced communities.\nIn a statement, Dav Pilkey said, \"When I was a kid, I have fond memories of going to the library where my mom would let me pick out whatever books I wanted to read. This is how I came to associate reading with love. I'm grateful to the many librarians, teachers, and the teams at Little Free Library and Scholastic. Their commitment and dedication to getting books into the hands of kids, especially those in underserved communities, is life-changing. They are real-life superheroes.\"\nDav Pilkey's artwork on the Little Free Library boxes includes the \"Power Up with Reading\" message and features Dog Man, along with other well-loved c...