From now through March 31, we’ll be collecting new books for babies up to 17 years old. Consider donating books in the following areas: Board Books, Books for Babies & Toddlers, Beginning Readers, Chapter Books, Young Adult Novels, Graphic Novels, Poetry, and Folk & Fairy Tales, Books about Families & Relationships, Feelings & Emotions, Sports, Bullying, Diversity, and Adventure. Purchase or drop off new books at the Bookstore of Glen Ellyn or Swallow Stories Bookshop in Lisle.
Aunt Mary’s Storybook project, part of Companions Journeying Together, works to bridge the emotional distance between incarcerated parents and their children. Your donation will provide children with a new book and a personal audio recording of their parent reading the story.
Aunt Mary’s Storybook’s mission is to preserve familial relations once a parent or grandparent is imprisoned. As part of the program, volunteers from Companions Journeying Together set up a temporary bookstore in the prison facility and record the incarcerated parent reading a book aloud. Packages with the book, the audio recording, and other personal messages are then delivered to children living with relatives or foster families. To learn more about their work visit here.
To schedule a drop-off at our district office, you can email us at
