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Books could be available in vending machines

By Hicbd
Fri Oct 9 2015 6:21 am

“Literary deserts -- where children and parents lack access to quality books -- are prevalent in low-income urban neighborhoods across the United States…in Washington's Anacostia neighborhood, Soar With Reading is installing book vending machines through a pilot program funded by JetBlue Airways Corp. The machines will offer 100,000 books at no cost for children and will be placed at a Safeway grocery store, a Salvation Army and a church in the neighborhood.”

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http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/07/20/fostering-literacy-by-eliminating-book-deserts
http://www.upworthy.com/whats-better-than-a-vending-machine-full-of-snacks-one-thats-full-of-books-for-free

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Libraries Child Development Literacy / Reading Vending Machines Book Deserts

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