Friends of Pine Ridge Reservation

Lending a helping hand to our neighbors on Pine Ridge Reservation

Books for the Oglala Lakota College Library “Build Your Own Library” Children’s Book Project

The Oglala Lakota College Library, the only public library on the reservation, coordinates an ongoing “Build Your Own Library” project for which they hold events for children in various areas of the reservation.

Build Your Own Library ProjectAll children are invited and they have a story time session after which the children are offered a selection of age-appropriate books from which they can choose titles they like to take home with them. The library is trying to engage the children in reading, expose them to the opportunities the library has to offer, and encourage them to build their own libraries at home.

In order to do this, the library is seeking donations of new and/or very gently used children’s books in like-new condition for ages pre-school to 16 years old. Please take a moment to look through your bookshelves at home, purchase some children’s books locally or order some online and have them shipped directly to the OLC Library.

Below are books the library has requested.  If you donate any of the books listed below, please let me know. Also, please be aware many book vendors often do not let the gift recipient know who sent the books so if you are able to include a gift card message, please note your name and address so they’ll know who made the donation.

Thank you very much for supporting the OLC Library, and encouraging a lifelong love of reading for the children of Pine Ridge Reservation!

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Donated/Needed as of 5/2021: 

The Gilded Ones (Need 10)

Graceling (Need 10)

Cinder (Need 10)

An Ember in the Ashes (Need 10)

Aurora Rising (Need 10)

Heart of Iron (Goal 10, 3 donated–Thank you!  Need 7)

City of Bones (Need 10)

Seraphina (Need 10)

The Golden Compass (Need 10)

A Series of Unfortunate Events – The Bad Beginning (Goal 10, 7 donated–Thank you! Need 3)

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Goal 10, 4 donated–Thank you!  Need 6)

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets  (Goal 10, 5 donated–Thank you!  Need 5)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Goal 10, 10 donated–Thank you!)

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Goal 10, 4 donated–Thank you!  Need 6)

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Goal 10, 4 donated–Thank you!  Need 6)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Goal 10, 4 donated–Thank you!  Need 6)

The Host (Need 10)

Redwall (Goal 10, 1 donated–Thank you! Need 9)

Mossflower A Tale from Redwall (Goal 10, 4 donated–Thank you! Need 6)

Mattimeo A Tale from Redwall  (Goal 10, 6 donated–Thank you! Need 4)

Mariel of Redwell  (Need 10)

Salamandastron  (Need 10)

Martin the Warrior  (Need 10)

The Bellmaker  (Need 10)

Outcast of Redwall  (Need 10)

Pearls of Lutra  (Need 10)

The Long Patrol (Need 10)

The Fault in Our Stars (Goal 10, 1 donated–Thank you!  Need 9)

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (Goal 10, 5 donated–Thank you!  Need 5)

100 Cupboards (Goal 10, 1 donated–Thank you! Need 9)

School Tools Bookmarks (Need 10 packs)

Aim High Bookmarks  (Need 10 packs)

S.S. Discover Bookmarks  (Need 10 packs)

Things Good Readers Do Bookmarks  (Need 10 packs)

The Hobbit: Illustrated Edition (10 donated–Thank you!)

The Hate U Give (Goal 10, 10 donated–Thank you!)

Children of Blood and Bone (Goal 10, 10 donated–Thank you!)

The Hunger Games (Goal 10, 10 donated–Thank you!)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Goal 10, 10 donated–Thank you!)

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Book 1 – The Lightning Thief (Goal 10, 10 donated–Thank you!)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Goal 10, 10 donated–Thank you!)

Red Queen (Goal 10, 10 donated–Thank you!)

Also donated–Thank you!:

Stormy Misty’s Foal  (5 donated–Thank you!)
King of the Wind (5 donated–Thank you!)
Mustang, Wild Spirit of the West (5 donated–Thank you!)
Lemony Snicket Box Set 1-3 (10 donated–Thank you!)
Charlotte’s Web (3 donated–Thank you!)

 

 

Please ship your books here (during the pandemic, please try the p.o. box address first)

UPS/FedEx:

Valerie Janis
Oglala Lakota College Library
BYOL Project/FoPRR
310 Piya Wiconi Road
Kyle, SD 57752

U.S. Mail*:

Valerie Janis
Oglala Lakota College Library
BYOL Project/FoPRR
P. O. Box 310
Kyle, SD 57752

 

*Please make sure to use P.O. Box addresses only if shipping via the post office, not the street addresses.

Please Note: Due to the volume of donations shipped to the reservation FoPRR cannot verify delivery of your boxes. If you require confirmation of delivery, please purchase delivery confirmation from the post office or use your shipping service’s or vendor’s tracking system.