Education
50,000 children books to be given away
By Mark Niesse
April 16, 2014About 50,000 gently used children’s books are being given away Saturday near Atlanta’s West End neighborhood to promote reading and literacy.
Better World Books is distributing the books through a philanthropic initiative to provide reading materials to communities in need.
The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at KIPP Strive Academy at 1444 Lucile Ave. SW, Atlanta, GA 30310.
About the Author
Mark Niesse is an enterprise reporter and covers elections and Georgia government for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and is considered an expert on elections and voting. Before joining the AJC, he worked for The Associated Press in Atlanta, Honolulu and Montgomery, Alabama. He also reported for The Daily Report and The Santiago Times in Chile.
