Request Books

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If your fam­i­ly would like to have books of your own to read out loud, read on your own, to savor, to make you laugh, to help you learn, please send a descrip­tion of the chil­dren in your fam­i­ly, their ages, the types of books they enjoy, and what cur­rent­ly makes them curious.

A few things to note before you request:

  • At this time, we are only tak­ing requests from fam­i­lies in Minnesota.
  • We aim to pro­vide at least three books per child (though we usu­al­ly send more!).
  • We oper­ate on the hon­or sys­tem: the books are meant for fam­i­lies who do not own them, so please only request if you are gen­uine­ly in need.
  • A Book of My Own will nev­er ask you for pay­ment of any kind.
  • Please allow 6–8 weeks for pro­cess­ing and ship­ping. Requests will be filled in the order they are received.
  • A Book of My Own is not respon­si­ble for lost or stolen packages.
  • At this time, our focus is on serv­ing indi­vid­ual fam­i­lies. We encour­age schools, day­cares, and oth­er insti­tu­tions in need of books to con­tact orga­ni­za­tions like The Free Book Bug­gie and Books for Bet­ter MN.
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Algunos aspec­tos a ten­er en cuen­ta antes de realizar su solicitud:

  • En este momen­to, solo acep­ta­mos solic­i­tudes de famil­ias en Minnesota.
  • Nue­stro obje­ti­vo es pro­por­cionar al menos tres libros por niño (aunque nor­mal­mente envi­amos más).
  • Oper­amos bajo un sis­tema de con­fi­an­za: los libros están des­ti­na­dos a famil­ias que no los poseen, por lo que le ped­i­mos que real­ice una solic­i­tud solo si real­mente los necesita.
  • A Book of My Own nun­ca le pedirá ningún tipo de pago.
  • El proce­samien­to y envío pueden tar­dar entre 6 y 8 sem­anas. Las solic­i­tudes se aten­derán en el orden en que se reciban.
  • A Book of My Own no se hace respon­s­able por paque­tes per­di­dos o robados.

En este momen­to, nue­stro enfoque está en aten­der a famil­ias indi­vid­uales. Ani­mamos a escue­las, guarderías y otras insti­tu­ciones que nece­siten libros a pon­erse en con­tac­to con orga­ni­za­ciones como The Free Book Bug­gie.

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