Donate New and Gently Used Children's Books

PNC is celebrating the 15^th anniversary of our flagship philanthropic program, PNC Grow Up Great. As part of the celebration, we are launching the Great Big Book Drive across our markets and inviting our employees, customers, and communities to play a tangible role in helping young children succeed.

Every PNC branch will hold a Great Big Book Drive to collect donations of new and gently used books for children birth to age 5.

Donated books will be distributed to early learning organizations across PNC communities.

Just look for the book donation bins that will be available at every PNC Bank branch.

Tips and Suggestions for Children’s Book Donations

Tips for Selecting Age-Appropriate Books

Tips and book suggestions, developed in partnership with Dr. Barbara A. Wasik, Temple University.
 

For children birth to age 3, select books that:

• Have brightly colored pictures that are attractive to young children 
• Have simple text (4-5 words per page) 
• Have rhymes 
• Contain pictures of objects in their world, such as people, clothing, food or animals 
• Lend themselves to interacting with children 
• Are durable such as board books and cloth books

Book suggestions for children birth to age 3

For children ages 4 and 5, select books that:

• Have brightly colored pictures that are attractive to young children
• Have lots of action and repetition of words and phrases
• Have rhyming and rhythm and funny words
• Include text that can be read in 5 – 10 minutes (about 20 words per page)
• Tell a story OR provide real-life information
• Engage children by making them laugh or piquing their curiosity

Book suggestions for children ages 4 and 5