Donate to Tenikka's Books for Kids Annual Book Drive

Annual Book Drive for Kids

Tenikka’s Books for Kids collects new and very gently used books for local children from birth to 18 years old. This includes everything from picture books for babies, books for new readers, and chapter books for teens. Books collected during this annual book drive are given to kids who participate in Jacksonville Public Library’s Summer Reading Program at no cost to children or their families. 

Tenikka’s Books for Kids serves two key purposes:

1. Encouraging children to read, thus preventing the “summer slide” where kids lose two to three months of what they learned in school.
2. Providing free books for children to build their own libraries at home.

Donations Accepted March 9 - 21, 2026

• Drop off books in #TB4K marked drop boxes at any Jacksonville Public Library or with participating Family Focus partners including:
  • First Florida Credit Union and First Coast YMCA.
• Buying new? Shop local! Purchase in-person or from San Marco Books & More's online shop. Note: A portion of all #TB4K book sales at this bookstore are donated back to the Library.
• Order books online from a librarian-curated Amazon Wish List.
• Making a monetary donation to the Tenikka’s Books for Kids Fund through our mutual nonprofit partner, Library Foundation of Jacksonville. Note: These funds are used to purchase books to be given out during Summer Reading Program. 

Since it launched in 2018, Tenikka's Books for Kids has put nearly 30,000 books in the hands of local children. Thank you for helping us give the gift of reading to local children and please make time to read with the children in your life!