2024 Literacy Drive   Henrico Ministers’ Conference and Vicinity (HMC) is collecting brand new African-American and Multicultural books for their Literacy Drive for selected K-5 Henrico County Public Schools students and classrooms.

​The drive runs through March 15. We will bless the books prior to their transport to HMC on Sunday, March 10, during worship.

Here are some Coretta Scott King Award winners -- Jerry Pinkney, Walter Dean Myers, Christopher Myers, Katie Nelson, Floyd Cooper, and Javaka Steptoe.

​The donor can type the author’s name at Amazon and there will be several suggestions for each. Last Stop on Market Street is a high recommendation. If the grade level is not part of the description you can check on the Accelerated Reader website. Some Hispanic choices are Meg Medina’s Merci Suarez series and any book by Yuyu Morales.

In the literature rack, or by clicking here, you can find the American Library Association’s Hispanic Pura Belpre Award list which has more books than you can shake a stick at. There are some Young Adult titles which would not be appropriate for K-5. You can also google Black History Books for Kids and come up with A LOT of suggestions.

​Rather than the big business dealers, it would be excellent to support some locally owned booksellers, 
Fountain Bookstore (1312 W. Cary St.); 
bbbq (3003 W. Cary Street); 
The Little Bookshop, (1318 Sycamore Square, Midlothian).
​There have been knowledgeable workers at small shops who are eager to help you find what you need.