Gainesville-Hall County Junior League to hold book drive for schools

GAINESVILLE - The Gainesville-Hall County Junior League wants every elementary school student in Hall County to be able to experience the victory of a conquered villain, the thrill of a mystery solved and the<br> joy of a happy ending. <br> <br> That&#39;s why its members are sponsoring Cover to<br> Cover, a community-wide book drive to benefit Hall County and Gainesville City elementary schools media centers.<br> <br> &#34;It was brought to the attention of our Board that because of increased growth, new school openings and school reorganizations, many local elementary schools have library<br> lending levels below what they should be based on the number of students in that school,&#34; said Kim Hunter, president of<br> the Gainesville-Hall County Junior League. &#34;We wanted to find a way meet this need and thought an area-wide book<br> drive would bring the whole community together to help increase the number of books available to local school children.&#34;<br> <br> The Cover to Cover campaign will take place April 13 - 23.<br> <br> Book drop off sites include Chapter 11 Books & Music on Thompson Bridge Road, all Hall County Circle M Food Shops (located at Hwy. 365 in Lula; near Royal Lakes in Chestnut<br> Mountain; on Thompson Bridge Rd. in Gainesville; and at Quillian&#39;s Corner), the Atrium at the Hall County Courthouse, and the Junior League office on Oak Street.<br> <br> Donations can include new and/or gently used books, as well as monetary donations. Chapter 11 Books & Music is offering special discounts on books purchased for the Cover to Cover<br> campaign. Tax receipts are available for donations at the Junior League office.<br> <br> All of the books collected will be given to local schools; those books that are not used in the media centers will be given to students who don&#39;t have any reading material at home.<br>