Please reach out to info@durhamliteracy.org for instructions how to donate or mail to DLC, PO Box 52209, Durham, NC 27717. Thank you so much for your help!!​

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Tangible Needs

• 1-inch binders, white for 300+ student notebooks and tutor manuals (new only)

• Whiteboard dry-erase markers, erasers, and spray cleaners for 15 classrooms

• Office supplies, including loose notebook paper, index cards, pencils, erasers, copier paper

• Breakroom supplies, including coffee, tea, sugar, & dry creamer paper cups, paper towels

• DSLR Camera + Tripod

• Functional laptop computers or tablets

• Cookies for student coffee breaks (prepackaged/sealed cookies)

• Kleenex (10 boxes) 

• Small Bluetooth speakers — ($10-15 range).

• Dishwasher (portable or built-in small)

• Books:

  • Clear Speech (teacher manual).

  • 2-TOEFL Test prep.    (1) Barron’s and other publishers (newer versions)

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Facility Needs/Projects

• Yard work

• Painting 

• Basic carpentry

• New sign

• Elevator

 

Volunteer Needs

• Volunteer tutors for Adult Literacy, English for Speakers of Other Languages, Youth Achievement Program and Computer Literacy

• Volunteer IT knowledge and skills

• Facility/property management knowledge and skills

• Board and committee members

 

Books

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Wilson Reading System 4th edition materials:

• Word Element and Syllable Cards (Steps 1-6) - 1 set

• Word Element and Syllable Cards (Steps 7-12) - 1 set

• High-Frequency Word Cards (Steps 1-6) - 1 set

• High-Frequency Word Cards (Steps 7-12) - 1 set

• Instructor Manual (Steps 1-6) - 1 copy

• Dictation Book (Steps 1-6) - 10 copies

• Dictation Book (Steps 7-12) - 4 copies

• Letter-Sound Cards - 12 sets

• Student Reader 1 - 5 copies

• Student Readers 2-12 - 6 copies of each

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High-Interest Low-Level readers for adult learners who read at or below a 3rd-grade level. Examples below:

 

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• Mahatma Gandhi

• Nelson Mandela

• Dalai Lama

• Rosa Parks

• Fannie Lou Hamer

• Laura Secord

• Oskar Schindler

 

Graphic Revolve: Common Core Editions - Any paperbacks from this series of graphic novels adapted from classic novels. Examples:

• Journey to the Center of the Earth (Graphic Revolve: Common Core Editions) Paperback

• Perseus and Medusa (Graphic Revolve: Common Core Editions)

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A Stepping Stone Book - Paperbacks from this series of classic novels adapted for beginner readers. Examples:

• The War of the Worlds (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) Paperback

• Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes (A Stepping Stone Book)

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Graphic history books:

• Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women's Fight for Their Rights Paperback

• The Boston Massacre (Graphic History) Paperback

• The Story of Jamestown (Graphic History)

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Math Workbook Sets:

• Breakthrough to Math Level 1 Set (Includes 1 of each Book and Teacher's Guide)

• Breakthrough to Math Level 2 Set (Includes 1 of each Book and Teacher's Guide)

• Breakthrough to Math Level 3 Set (Includes 1 of each Book and Teacher's Guide)

• Breakthrough to Math Level 4 Set (Includes 1 of each Book and Teacher's Guide)

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​New or used copies of large print books (novels, biographies, and other popular books) for our readers with impaired vision. 

 

In general, we accept most donations of books that are in good condition. Books that we do not add to our library will be placed on our "Free Books" table so that students, tutors, and community members can take them.

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We cannot accept moldy books, books with pages torn out, or books that smell heavily of smoke. We do not accept large sets of encyclopedias, as we do not have sufficient space for them.