Book Bag hosts drive for Many Mansions

The Book Bag, a nonprofit community bookstore at 202 N. Skyline Drive in Thousand Oaks, will host a holiday book drive during November and December to collect new and gently-used books, as well as cash donations, to assist in building a new library resource center for Many Mansions.

Books for children of all ages are needed for the Children’s Homework Literacy resource center, a service provided by Many Mansions for its residents. Books written in either Spanish and/or English are desired.

Cash donations will be used to purchase necessary books and materials such as shelving, chairs and tables.

"We are about encouraging reading and improving literacy," said Melissa Cook, founder and co-director.

"Since our opening in May, we have been committed to assisting the Many Mansions Homework Literacy Program, which will be greatly enhanced with the new resource center," Cook said.

The Book Bag is a charitable and literary-based organization whose purpose is to promote reading and literacy by making book ownership affordable and accessible, and by donating a portion of its profits to local literacy organizations.

For more information, please call (805) 497-0710.