80% of children in economically disadvantaged communities lose reading skills over breaks from school due to having no access to resources, such as books (Reading is Fundamental)

More than half of families living in poverty don’t have children’s books in their homes (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

2/3 of students who cannot read proficiently by the end of the 4th grade will end up in jail or on welfare (Bright Futures)

36 million US adults don’t have elementary level reading, writing, and math skills (ProLiteracy)

1 in 4 children in America grows up without learning how to read (Bright Futures)

 320 million books end up in landfill sites every year (Nordsense)

The US publishing industry emits over 40 million tons of carbon dioxide and cuts down 32 million trees a year to turn into books (Publish Your Purpose) 

Each year consumers waste more than 16,000 truckloads of books which have not been read once (Words Rated)

Donating books helps the environment and gives someone else access to the magic books have to offer :)