Thank you to everyone who donated to “Bouquets for Books,” which this year collected 806 new children’s book for public libraries in the seven counties where we operate.
The book drive, which ran Oct. 28 -Nov. 10, has yielded nearly 19,000 books in its 13-year history.
Anyone who donated a new children’s book was eligible to receive a free bouquet.
Here are the number of books collected by county in 2018:
• Berks: 94
• Cumberland: 58
• Dauphin: 142
• Franklin: 39
• Lebanon: 91
• Lancaster: 219
• York: 163