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Book By Book Gets Big Donation
KOTV - 6/28/2006 10:05 AM - Updated: 6/28/2006 4:14 PM

A "novel" donation to the News on 6 "Book by Book" literacy campaign Wednesday.

A Tulsa children's publisher sent Bank of Oklahoma representative’s home with $10,000 worth
of books.

News on 6 anchor Scott Thompson says so far this month, the generous people of Oklahoma
have given more than 12,000 books in our book drive. That number shot up by another 1,500
Wednesday afternoon.

Boxes of books will be going to special literacy programs in the Tulsa area. They're a gift from
Educational Development Corporation, a Tulsa children's bookseller. EDC ships millions of
books for kids of all ages, all over the continent.

They're giving storybooks, science books, and art books to the News on 6 and Bank of
Oklahoma's "Caring for Kids, Book by Book" drive.

EDC president Randall White says putting books in the hands of kids is his number one goal. "25
percent of the population of the United States doesn't have 10 books in their home. That's so
sad. And this program can impact that, and we're really proud to be a part of it."

You can still donate to "Book-By-Book". Just drop off new or gently used books at any Bank of
Oklahoma branch. We'll be collecting books until Friday.

The folks at EDC are really focused on giving back. Along with giving $10,000 worth of books
to our campaign, they're also working to rebuild libraries along the Gulf Coast.