Start Your Own Book Drive
Lead a book collection at your school or in your community to help kids in Puerto Rico
We're here to guide you every step of the way
Why Book Drives Matter
Direct Impact
Every book you collect goes directly to children in Puerto Rico who need access to reading materials.
Youth Leadership
You'll develop leadership skills while making a real difference in the lives of other young people.
Community Building
Book drives bring people together around the shared value of literacy and education.
Be Part of Something Pretty Cool
We want to invite you to send books across the United States and over the Atlantic Ocean to put them in Little Free Libraries we are building in Puerto Rico. Organize a small book drive. You can go to your class, your Girl/Boy Scout Troop, your parents' place of work, even your public library. Tell them about your interest in this project and would they be interested too? If yes - you are only a little bit of work away from giving a kid a book.
Community Recognition
See the impact your book drive can have! Read a letter of appreciation from Ramey Children's Park, one of the communities we've helped.
Read the letterHow to Start Your Book Drive
Plan Your Drive
Choose your location (school, community center, workplace) and set a timeline. Most drives run for 2-4 weeks.
- Get permission from school/organization administrators
- Choose collection dates and locations
- Set a goal (number of books to collect)
Spread the Word
Create flyers, make announcements, and use social media to let people know about your book drive.
- Use our printable flyer to promote your drive
- Make announcements at school/community meetings
- Share on social media with #TresHermanasPR
Collect Books
Set up collection boxes and gather gently used children's books in English and Spanish.
- Focus on books for ages baby to 6th grade
- Accept books in good condition
- Sort and count as you go
Ship to Puerto Rico
Package your books and ship them to our Puerto Rico address. We'll help with shipping costs!
- Use sturdy boxes for shipping
- Contact us for shipping assistance
- Track your shipment
Important Shipping Information: When shipping from the United States, please use "book rate" or "media rate" from the United States Postal Service to get the cheapest price. While it will take a number of weeks to get to Puerto Rico, it will cost the least amount of money.
Please contact us to confirm that we have funds to reimburse for shipping at the time you need reimbursement.
Celebrate Your Impact
Share your success story and inspire others to start their own book drives.
- Take photos of your book collection
- Share your story on social media
- Inspire others to start drives
What Books to Collect
✅ Great Books to Collect
- Picture books (ages 0-8)
- Early readers (ages 5-8)
- Chapter books (ages 8-12)
- Spanish-language books (all ages)
- Board books for toddlers
❌ Books to Avoid
- Books with torn or missing pages
- Water damaged books
- Adult novels or textbooks
- Books with writing/highlighting
- Outdated reference books
- Books in poor condition
- Religious Books
Resources & Support
📄 Request Flyer
Want to start a book drive at your school, club, or library? Download this flyer to share with administrators and get permission to run your book drive.
Download Request Flyer📋 Book Drive Flyer
Ready to collect books? Download this flyer with all the details about what books to collect, where to ship them, and how we support your drive.
Download Collection Flyer📦 Shipping Help
We fundraise to help cover the costs of shipping the books - media rate - to Puerto Rico. Please email us to see how we can support you.
Email us at: TresHermanasPR@gmail.com
Ready to Start Your Book Drive?
We're here to support you every step of the way