# Starbucks Bookdrive 2008 gets underway

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/12/09/starbucks-bookdrive-2008-gets-underway/
- Published: 2008-12-09T12:11:08+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Starbucks coffee houses are once again inviting the public to donate new books to
its annual Starbucks Bookdrive in partnership with the National Literacy Trust (
NLT). Since it began in 2002, over 430,000 books have been given via the scheme 
to help bring the benefits of reading to children in local primary schools.

The bookdrive runs until 6 January 2009. Starbucks is urging the public to donate
any new children’s books. Every book donated will be distributed to children across
the UK via a link-up between Starbucks coffee houses and local primary schools.

Starbucks and the [National Literacy Trust](http://www.literacytrust.org.uk) have
been working together since 2001 with the aim of supporting communities by promoting
the value of reading from an early age. This year Starbucks stores are distributing
sample books of “[Teach Your Granny To Text & Other Ways to Change the World](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Teach-Your-Granny-Text-What/dp/1406320714/219)“,
featuring simple, everyday ideas that children can do to tackle issues ranging from
climate change and social exclusion to obesity and animal rights.

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According to charity [Booktrust](http://www.booktrust.org.uk), the average primary
school library in the UK spends £10.25 per head on books per year. Statistics from
PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study 2007) show that nearly one
in ten (8%) primary school aged children in the UK don’t have any books at home.

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