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Gift-a-Book Campaign This holiday season, give the gift of reading!

Help our library continue to give the gift of reading this holiday season! A great way to give a gift to your friends and family, and benefit the communities we serve!

Sponsoring a library book (or movie DVD, or TV series box set) is easy!

Step 1: Drop by your local library, or browse our online Wish Lists of books and other items.

Step 2: Choose a book, movie, or box set - your gift for someone special!*

Step 3: Make your donation, and the library will purchase your chosen book!

*Choosing Your Gift-a-Book:

• In Person: At each library location, there will be a small display of books available for you to choose.
• Online: We also have carefully crafted Wish Lists of books and other materials for folks to choose from, in a wide range of genres.
• Suggest a Purchase: If your perfect gift idea isn’t on our Wish Lists, please let us know - we happily take suggestions!

Wish Lists Looking for gift ideas?

We have great gift ideas for everyone on your list! Pick from our Wish Lists, or make suggestions for purchases not featured on our lists. We also gratefully welcome general donations toward the collections budget.

This year, we've added specific lists for Large Print books, Audiobooks formats on CD and digital downloads, and Yoto Cards of some favourite children's books (did you know you can borrow Yoto audio players for kids from Pictou Library & Antigonish Library?)

Holiday Wish Lists of Items:

Visit your local library to gift-a-book and arrange for your bookplate and tax receipt.

Give Online

For online giving, don't forget to include the title(s) you wish us purchase in the "Message" box!

Why Gift-a-Book?

There are tons of great benefits when sponsoring a Gift-A-Book, including:

• Tax-Deductable: You will receive an income tax slip for the amount of donation given.
• First Dibs!: You can choose to be first in line to read the book, or watch the movie or TV series box set.
• Our Thanks: A personalized bookplate is placed on the sponsored item, recognizing your gift or the person you wish to gift the item to.
• A Thoughtful Gift: A gift card for you to use as a stocking stuffer, to let your lucky booklover (or movie fan) know that you have sponsored a library item for them. Click here to preview the gift card!
• Love Your Library: When you Gift-a-Book, you're supporting your local library! By sponsoring materials, you're helping us grow our collection, so everyone has more options to borrow. As a non-profit, PARL relies on community support; your Gift-a-Book donation goes directly to our collections budget, allowing us to provide more resources, programs, and other services.

For more information about Gift-a-Book, please contact your local library branch, or Library Headquarters at 902 755-6031, toll free 1-866-779-7761.