Looking for bargain books for your literacy event?

We've already begun the process of purchasing books for our 2011 literacy event, and this got me wondering if all of you knew of the great places to purchase bargain books that we have utilized?

The first is called First Book, and organization that "provides new books to children in need addressing one of the most important factors affecting literacy – access to books.

First Book works through existing community programs and literacy efforts to provide a steady stream of new free or low cost books to elevate educational programming and improve access to reading materials.

First Book grants unprecedented access to new books to programs serving children in need"

Another is The Reading Warehouse, which offers boxes of 100 books for readers in varying grades for $150 along with many individual titles for as little as $1.00 per copy.

We have also consider purchasing books from the Scholastic fliers that come home from school with the kiddos simply because purchases here also support the classroom teacher in whose class the order is placed. Again, each month, at least one title is offered at $1.00.

No matter what their source, we know that reading is powerful, powerful enough to change a child, powerful enough to change the world. And we can bring that power to the children we serve with change in our pockets.