The UWM Golda Meir Library and the Center for Community-Based Learning, Leadership, and Research (CCBLLR) are co-sponsoring a book drive for Literacy Link, a program of UW Extension that creates opportunities for parents who are incarcerated at the House of Corrections to read books to their kids. A DVD recording is created of the parent reading a book, and then the book and DVD are sent to the child. While this program has operated across Wisconsin for a few years, it has recently come to Milwaukee.

We are looking for new books, from the list below.

Books can be order on Amazon and sent directly to:  UWM Center for Community-Based Learning, PO Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413.  Alternatively, if you would like to drop off your book on campus, there is a donation bin in Learning Commons at the Golda Meir Library.

Here is a list of children’s books that the program is in need of:

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Laurie Marks at lmarks@uwm.edu or Tiffany Thornton at thornto4@uwm.edu