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Free bookshop hopes to build a community of book lovers in Fort Worth

A nonprofit known for providing free supplies and support to teachers is expanding its reach to do something good for more people in the community. It's inside the nonprofit's location on the Near Southside, where the mission is to fill a classroom, not a landfill.

Free bookshop hopes to build a community of book lovers in Fort Worth

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A nonprofit known for providing free supplies and support to teachers is expanding its reach to do something good for more people in the community.

It's inside the nonprofit's location on the Near Southside, where the mission is to fill a classroom, not a landfill.

Dragga was the founder and former Executive Director of The Book Truck, a teen literacy nonprofit that served book deserts across Los Angeles for the past decade.

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A nonprofit known for providing free supplies and support to teachers is expanding its reach to do something good for more people in the community. It's inside the nonprofit's location on the Near Southside, where the mission is to fill a classroom, not a landfill. Dragga was the founder and former Executive Director of The Book Truck, a teen literacy nonprofit that served book deserts across Los Angeles for the past decade.

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  • She's now returned to her home state to address the growing need for book access, bringing the Book Truck vehicle and her proven method with her.
  • "Just the presence of books in the home increases literacy rates exponentially.
  • The nonprofit hopes to build a community where everyone has access to stories, knowledge, and the joy of reading.
  • Pages for the People is open during The Welman Project's regular business hours.
  • Visitors can donate up to one box of gently used books when they shop, or make an appointment for a larger amount.

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Book lovers are encouraged to join the bookshop volunteer team by signing up for a shift on the <a href="https://my.thewelmanproject.org/" rel="noopener nofol...

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We want books on those shelves," Dragga said.

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