{"id":6577,"date":"2025-03-18T09:16:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T16:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovethelibrary.hyperarts.com\/?p=6577"},"modified":"2025-03-14T11:24:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T18:24:59","slug":"spreading-literacy-throughout-santa-clara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovethelibrary.hyperarts.com\/?p=6577","title":{"rendered":"Spreading Literacy Throughout Santa Clara"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe primary goal of our book sales is to raise money for the Santa Clara City Library,\u201d says executive director JoAnn Davis, \u201cbut we ultimately want to get the donated books into the hands of children, families, and the people who want them.\u201d A study published in Social Science Research<\/a> in January 2019 found a correlation between the number of books in a home library and higher levels of both literacy and numeracy in adulthood. It also leads to a lifetime of knowledge seeking. The benefits increase at 80 books at home, and seem to level off at around 350.<\/span><\/p>\n

This issue of our newsletter shows what happens to your book, movie, and music donations after you bring them to the library (see graphic inside). And indeed, we sell books<\/a> for only a couple of dollars apiece. That is a bargain for anyone looking to expand their home library. It also allows us to raise tens of thousands of dollars for the library. But not all donated books are sold. Additionally, not everyone in the community can make it to our book sales.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We partner with other community organizations to get books to readers of all ages, including:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n