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    The Reading Knight Program FAQ summarizes questions and answers about the Book Bridge organization, which provides books to children and teens in crisis situations. The Book Bridge is run by executive director Pam Weiss and volunteers. Books are donated by the community and sometimes purchased using fundraising money. The Wish List Program allows qualifying high school students to request up to 12 books per year. Schools can support the program through book drives, drop-off bins, and obtaining required reading books early. Referrals are made for students who would benefit academically or emotionally from the program. The Book Bridge requests books from publishers and the executive director purchases multiple copies if needed for a class. Teachers should request books as early as possible. The next year's program

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    The Reading Knight Program FAQ summarizes questions and answers about the Book Bridge organization, which provides books to children and teens in crisis situations. The Book Bridge is run by executive director Pam Weiss and volunteers. Books are donated by the community and sometimes purchased using fundraising money. The Wish List Program allows qualifying high school students to request up to 12 books per year. Schools can support the program through book drives, drop-off bins, and obtaining required reading books early. Referrals are made for students who would benefit academically or emotionally from the program. The Book Bridge requests books from publishers and the executive director purchases multiple copies if needed for a class. Teachers should request books as early as possible. The next year's program

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    The Reading Knight Program FAQ summarizes questions and answers about the Book Bridge organization, which provides books to children and teens in crisis situations. The Book Bridge is run by executive director Pam Weiss and volunteers. Books are donated by the community and sometimes purchased using fundraising money. The Wish List Program allows qualifying high school students to request up to 12 books per year. Schools can support the program through book drives, drop-off bins, and obtaining required reading books early. Referrals are made for students who would benefit academically or emotionally from the program. The Book Bridge requests books from publishers and the executive director purchases multiple copies if needed for a class. Teachers should request books as early as possible. The next year's program

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    TheReadingKnightProgramFAQ:

    Q:WhatistheBookBridge?
    A:TheBookBridgeisa501(c)(3)organizationthatprovidesbookstochildrenand
    teensincrisissituationsandthesituationsmightbetooexpensive,physicaland
    emotionalproblems.
    Q:WhoisinchargeoftheBookBridge?
    A:ThefounderandexecutivedirectorPamWeiss.Regularvolunteerswillbehelping
    withtheprogram.
    Q:Wheredothebookscomefrom?
    A:ThebooksaredonatedbypeopleinthecommunitytotheBookBridge
    VolunteerCenter,wheretheyaresortedandredistributedtolocalorganizationswho
    needthebooks.Insomecases,theBookBridgepurchasesbooksmadepossibleby
    fundraisingefforts.Requestscanbemadethroughtheorganizationswebsiteand
    socialmedia.
    Q:WhichoftheBookbridgeprogramwillbestservehighschoolstudents?
    A:TheWishListProgramprovideseachqualifyingstudentwithupto12booksayear,
    specificallyrequestedbooks,oranacceptablesubstitute.Dependingondonations,the
    BookBridgecanprovideACTstudyguides.
    Q:Whatistheschoolsroleintheprogram?
    A:Somesuggestedideasincludeanannualbookdrive,permanentbookcollection
    bins,apermanentbookdropoffs,andanadvancedcopyofrequiredreadingbooks.
    Q:Whatisthereferralprocessforstudentswhoarereluctanttoaskabouttheprogram
    andthosewhoarerecommendedforit?
    A:Theclientissomebodywhoqualifiesandwhowouldbenefitfromthisprogram
    academicallyoremotionallyandisawillingparticipant.
    Q:Whatifaclassneedscopiesofaspecificbook?
    A:Askpublisherstosendbooks,becausetheBookBridgeisonanoverstocklistthat
    qualifiestheorganizationtoreceivefreebooksfrompublishers.TheBookBridgealso
    sendspersonalrequestsformultiplecopiesofabook.Theexecutivedirectormakes
    thedecisionandpurchasethecopies.
    Q:Howfarinadvancedoteachersrequestbooks?
    A:Assoonaspossible,whenplansareconfirmed.
    Q:Howwillthisprogramcontinuetobeenforcednextyear?
    A:Theprogramwillbereinforcedbyanotherstudent(preferablyasophomore)who
    willcontinuetopromotethereadingprogramandtheBookBridgeorganizationat
    North.
    Q:Canwedonatebooksandmoney?
    A:Yes,aslongastheyareingentlyusedcondition.Monetarydonationscanbeused
    specificallyforthekidsintheprogram.Taxreceiptscanbegivenforprivatebookand
    monetarydonations.Inordertomaketheprogramwork,theorganizationneeds
    donationsfromtheschool.

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