Makenna’s Books book drive

In memory of Makenna Morse, an Eaton Rapids English teacher who died in a car crash last year, Makenna’s Books collects donations for Little Free Libraries throughout Michigan.

This holiday weekend, Makenna’s Books is partnering with independent bookstores in the Lansing area to collect donations. The books will be custom labeled with a donor’s name and the loved one they are honoring, if applicable, before being placed in a local Little Free Library.

Participating locations include A Novel Concept (222 S. Washington Square, Lansing), Deadtime Stories (1132 S. Washington Ave., Lansing), Everybody Reads (2019 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing), Barrett’s Books (111 W. Grand River Ave., Williamston) and Bestsellers Books & Coffee (250 S. Jefferson St., Mason).

The bookstores will collect donations during their regular hours Friday through Sunday. A Novel Concept is closed Sundays.

Donors will be entered into a drawing to win a $25 gift card to the store they donate from.

Those with new and gently used books they’d like to donate can bring donations to Darrell’s Market & Hardware (4520 W. Columbia Road, Mason), which will collect them for distribution. The store does not sell books, but it does have a Little Free Library.

To learn more, or to otherwise support Makenna’s Books, visit makennasbooks.com.