BOOK
GIVEAWAYS

Encourage reading!
Friends of Shanklin donates for the annual Book Giveaways
so every student chooses and leaves with a book!
Scroll down to view the excitement from the most recent events.
PRICELESS!

"The more that you read,

the more things you will know.

The more you learn,

the more places you'll go."

Dr. Seuss, children's author

"Reading is important because if you can read,
you can learn anything about everything
and everything about anything."
Tomie dePaola, children's author

December 2023

Donate Now - make a child happy!

Spring Book Giveaway May 2025

Many thanks to St. Marks and the Junior Service League of Beaufort for generous grants to fund this Book Giveaway!

How timely to receive another grant donation from the Junior Service League of Beaufort at today's Book Giveaway! JSLB officers were able to see the action up close -- students choosing from a wide selection of books!

Many thanks!

The Junior Service League of Beaufort presents a grant check to FOS and Shanklin ES for more books!

May 2, 2025

Each student, Pre-K through 5th Grade received a free book today at the Friends of Shanklin Spring Book Giveaway!

The smiles are precious as children realize they have chosen a FREE book for themselves to take home, share with family & friends, and READ!

In line but can't wait to begin reading!

Happy to get the one I wanted!

Sometimes it's hard to choose one!

"Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world."

Napoleon Bonaparte

How exciting! Look at our books!

Winter Book Giveaway
Dec.19, 2024

SETTING UP in the school's media center.

We agree -- TODAY A READER, TOMORROW A LEADER (a quote by Margaret Fuller)

Many thanks to St. Marks and the Junior Service League of Beaufort for generous grants to fund this Book Giveaway

and

A special thank you to members of the Habersham Afternoon Book Club for their incredible donation of new books!

The Book Giveaway is a great way to promote reading & foster enthusiasm to become

life-long readers!

Members of the Habersham AFTERNOON BOOK CLUB individually chose books for Shanklin ES students. A great variety to choose from: Newbery Award books, chapter books, graphic novels, mysteries, and books on history, poetry, humor and animals.

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Lots of books organized by grade levels and interests such as the table for graphic novels.

And then the students came
to choose a book.... What a hard decision!

Such excitement!--See our choices with smiles & appreciation!

Thank you for all the books & for encouraging a love for reading!

"A child who carries a book with a bookmark in it is in two places at the same time."
Tony Abbott, children's author

Spring Book Giveaway - May 2024

It's exciting to peruse the variety of books on display for young readers of all levels:
Fiction & Nonfiction
Mystery
Classic
Science/Animal/Nature
Humorous
Biography
History
Fantasy
From hundreds of books, each student chooses one, and is proud to say, "This is my book!"

Each student receives a FREE book!

Many thanks to St. Marks and the Junior Service League of Beaufort for generous grants to fund this Book Giveaway!

Joy Kraft, chairperson

AMAZING!

So many books to organize!

BOOK
GIVEAWAYS

Encourage reading!
Friends of Shanklin donates for the annual Book Giveaways
so every student chooses and leaves with a book!
Scroll down to view the excitement from the most recent events.
PRICELESS!

"Reading is important because if you can read,
you can learn anything about everything
and everything about anything."
Tomie dePaola, children's author

Donate Now - make a child happy!

Spring Book Giveaway May 2025

Winter Book Giveaway
Dec.19, 2024

Thank you for all the books & for encouraging a love for reading!

"A child who carries a book with a bookmark in it is in two places at the same time."
Tony Abbott, children's author

Spring Book Giveaway - May 2024

It's exciting to peruse the variety of books on display for young readers of all levels:
Fiction & Nonfiction
Mystery
Classic
Science/Animal/Nature
Humorous
Biography
History
Fantasy
From hundreds of books, each student chooses one, and is proud to say, "This is my book!"

Each student receives a FREE book!

"To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark."
Victor Hugo, author

"I think it's the books that you read when you're young that live with you forever."
J.K. Rowling, children's author

"A book is a gift you can open again and again."
Garrison Keillor, author

BOOK GIVEAWAYS

Encourage reading! Friends of Shanklin donates for the annual Book Giveaways so every student chooses and leaves with a book! Scroll down to view the excitement from the most recent events. PRICELESS!

"Reading is important because if you can read, you can learn anything about everything and everything about anything." Tomie dePaola, children's author

Donate Now - make a child happy!

Spring Book Giveaway May 2025

Winter Book Giveaway Dec.19, 2024

Thank you for all the books & for encouraging a love for reading!

"A child who carries a book with a bookmark in it is in two places at the same time." Tony Abbott, children's author

Spring Book Giveaway - May 2024

It's exciting to peruse the variety of books on display for young readers of all levels: Fiction & Nonfiction Mystery Classic Science/Animal/Nature Humorous Biography History Fantasy From hundreds of books, each student chooses one, and is proud to say, "This is my book!"

Each student receives a FREE book!

"To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark." Victor Hugo, author

"I think it's the books that you read when you're young that live with you forever." J.K. Rowling, children's author

"A book is a gift you can open again and again." Garrison Keillor, author

BOOK
GIVEAWAYS

Encourage reading!
Friends of Shanklin donates for the annual Book Giveaways
so every student chooses and leaves with a book!
Scroll down to view the excitement from the most recent events.
PRICELESS!

"Reading is important because if you can read,
you can learn anything about everything
and everything about anything."
Tomie dePaola, children's author

Winter Book Giveaway
Dec.19, 2024

"A child who carries a book with a bookmark in it is in two places at the same time."
Tony Abbott, children's author

It's exciting to peruse the variety of books on display for young readers of all levels:
Fiction & Nonfiction
Mystery
Classic
Science/Animal/Nature
Humorous
Biography
History
Fantasy
From hundreds of books, each student chooses one, and is proud to say, "This is my book!"

"To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark."
Victor Hugo, author

"I think it's the books that you read when you're young that live with you forever."
J.K. Rowling, children's author

"A book is a gift you can open again and again."
Garrison Keillor, author