Grinnell College Directs $3,000 to Grinnell Newburg School Libraries

 As a Partner in Education with the Grinnell-Newburg school district, Grinnell College donated 10% of December sales from the Pioneer Bookshop to the Grinnell High School (GHS) and Grinnell Middle School (GMS) libraries.

According to GMS and GHS librarian, Chelsey Kolpin, the funds will be used to continue to focus on diversity in both the middle school and high school collections to make sure all voices are represented in their collections, as well as updating popular series and filling student requests.

“Every year the GHS and GMS libraries benefit so much from the Partners in Education donation, and the students greatly look forward to all of the new books we are able to add to the collection because of it. The donation also comes at just the right time to make sure our budget stays fully funded for the whole year. This donation is a big difference-maker for our libraries, and we are so thankful to receive it.”

"The Pioneer Bookshop recognizes that fostering the love of reading at an early age creates lifetime readers. We want to show our support for the school libraries by helping them create a selection of books popular with our youth. Thanks to all the Pioneer Bookshop shoppers who helped to support this donation by shopping locally in December," said Cassie Wherry, manager of the Grinnell College Pioneer Bookshop. 

Located in the historic downtown Grinnell at 933 Main St., the Pioneer Bookshop features Grinnell College clothing, school and office supplies, art supplies, consumer electronics, greeting cards, and gifts. They also offer a wide selection of fiction, non-fiction, and children’s books and toys.