At only 9-years-old, Tyler Fugett knows how he wants to spend his money; making a positive impact. With the help of his mother, who, of course, provided him with allowance, Tyler travelled to dozens of stores to buy books. He got the idea of starting a book charity specifically for a jail after his stepfather spent some time at the Montgomery County jail. Tyler explained his choice to a local news station; “I don’t want people to think bad things while they are in jail…I want people to get out and not do bad things again.”
Tyler calls the book charity Time to Read. The Montgomery County jail Champlain, Emmet Sexton, praised Tyler’s generosity. “Since no tax payer money is used to purchase books, we rely 100 percent on donations from the community to stock our library,” he said.
The young book-giver has expressed his desire to donate as many books as possible to his local hospital, veteran’s home, and shelter- using his allowance. Those interested in donating softback books can call Sexton at 931-648-0611, ext 13021.
The Prison Library Project, whose mission is to “provide free reading material to inmates nationwide” because they “recognize the value of literacy development through active engagement with books in general,” is an excellent resource for book donations to prisons as well.
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