Kids check out novel book giveaway program
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July 11, 2018
WHEN WILL THIS BUS STOP HERE AGAIN? – Miranda Conca and son Roman, age 4, found that good things can come in small packages. They were among the 75 or so children and youth boarding the bus when it stopped at the Swinomish Gym and outdoor basketball courts, two of its four stops Monday. More than 3,000 donated books quietly packed that bus. – Photo by Robin Carneen
Jim Hernandez had no students aboard, but the La Conner school bus he drove Monday afternoon was filled to capacity nonetheless.
With books, not students.
At least for a while.
His bus morphed into a local bookmobile for four fast-paced hours with stops at the Swinomish Gym and outdoor basketball courts, Shelter Bay Community Center and La Conner Regional Library.
At each stop, students excitedly climbed into the bus to select from more than 3,000 donated books, a mission La Conner Superintendent of Schools Dr. Whitney Meissner said reflected the value placed upon education here.
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