How you can donate books to incarcerated youth

OUT OF RANCHO CORDOVA AT 23 MINUTES, 80 AND FIVE. NO DELAYS. BACK TO YOU, BRIAN. THANKS SO MUCH. WELL, TOMORROW THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL BOOK DRIVE. AT THE WILEY MANUEL BAR ASSOCIATION WANTS TO USE BOOKS TO ENCOURAGE TEENAGERS. TO UNLOCK NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND IGNITE A PASSION FOR READING. JOINING US NOW LIVE WITH HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED IS RICK OWEN. HE’S THE PRESIDENT OF THE WILEY MANUEL BAR. ASSOCIATION. RICK, THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. THANKS FOR HAVING ME. IT’S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE. YOU TOLD ME THAT THIS IS AN ANNUAL EVENT. SO IT STARTED IN 2013. THERE WAS A PAUSE DURING THE. PANDEMIC AS MOST THINGS WERE RESTARTED LAST YEAR. WHY IS THIS EVENT SO IMPORTANT? WELL, OUR ORGANIZATION KNOWS THE POWER OF BOOKS TO. INSPIRE HOPE AND RESILIENCE, AND YOUTH. AS ATTORNEYS, WE USE READING AND WRITING EVERY DAY TO BE ADVOCATES AND INSPIRE CHANGE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE ALSO KNOW THAT BLACK YOUTH ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY. REPRESENTED IN THE JUVENILE SYSTEM. SO IT’S OUR HOPE THAT BY PROVIDING BOOKS THAT YOUTH CAN SEE THEMSELVES IN, THAT WE CAN HELP THEM ENVISION A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES. WHAT. HAVE YOU SEEN SO FAR UP TO THIS POINT? AS FAR. AS THE IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM? YOU KNOW, I THINK IT’S VERY IMPACTFUL FOR YOUTH TO BE ABLE TO READ BOOKS THAT THEY CAN SEE THEMSELVES IN AND. THAT THEY CAN BE ABLE TO REWRITE THEIR OWN NARRATIVES. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SO MANY YOUTH THAT, UM, THROUGH READING BOOKS CAN, UH, PICTURE A NEW LIFE FOR THEMSELVES AND GET BEYOND THEIR CURRENT INCARCERATION OCEAN INTO AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCE. EXPLAIN HOW PEOPLE CAN GET INVOLVED, COME. OUT TO OUR LITERACY, LITERACY LIBERATES BOOK DRIVE, WHICH IS TOMORROW AT 530 AT UNDERGROUND BOOKS. YOU CAN BRING BOOKS TO DONATE OR YOU CAN PURCHASE BOOKS THERE. THE STAFF THERE AT UNDERGROUND BOOKS HAS BROUGHT IN A NUMBER OF BOOKS FOR OUR YOUTH AND YOUTH, OF COLOR IN PARTICULAR. SO WE ASK PEOPLE TO COME OUT AND PURCHASE THEM. IS THERE ANY PARTICULAR KIND OF BOOK THAT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR THAT PEOPLE THAT MAY WANT TO DONATE SHOULD LOOK TO BRING? I THINK IT’S REALLY ALL TYPES OF BOOKS. I MEAN, THERE’S. CERTAINLY DIFFERENT AREAS OF INTEREST, BUT REALLY WE’RE LOOKING FOR THINGS FOR BOOKS, FOR CHILDREN IN THEIR TEENAGE YEARS. I SEE WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT, UH, JUDGE SACRAMENTO COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE, THE HONORABLE ALISON. WILLIAMS WILL BE THERE. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO HAVE HER AS A PART OF THIS, TOO? I THINK I THINK IT’S IMPORTANT TO BRING IN OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE STAKEHOLDERS TO SHOW THAT THEY, TOO, ARE INVESTED. IN THE FUTURES OF OUR YOUTH. I MEAN, SO OFTEN AS JUDGES, THEY’RE THE ONES PRESIDING OVER THESE CASES, AND OUR YOUTH OFTEN SEE THEM IN A DIFFERENT CONTEXT. BUT I THINK IT’S IMPORTANT TO ALSO SHOW THAT THEY TOO, ARE HOPING AND PUSHING FOR THEIR SUCCESS. IS THERE A WAY FOR PEOPLE TO DONATE OUTSIDE. OF THE EVENT TOMORROW? YES, YOU CAN GO TO THE UNDERGROUND BOOKS WEBSITE AND PURCHASE BOOKS, AND YOU COULD EITHER REACH OUT TO WILEY MANUEL OR UNDERGROUND BOOKS AND DELIVER THE BOOKS TO US. OKAY, AWESOME. ONCE AGAIN, THAT PROGRAM HAPPENIN

How you can donate books to incarcerated youth

Updated: 11:32 AM PST Feb 28, 2024

There’s an effort underway in Sacramento to collect books for incarcerated youth.The Wiley Manuel Bar Association wants to use books to encourage teenagers to unlock new opportunities and ignite a passion for reading. Titled “Literacy Liberates,” the event takes place on Thursday, Feb. 29, at 5:30 p.m. at Underground Books. It is located on 2814 35th St., Sacramento, CA 95817.Wiley Manuel Bar Association President Rick Owen joined KCRA 3 Wednesday morning. Click the video above to watch the full interview.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

There’s an effort underway in Sacramento to collect books for incarcerated youth.

The Wiley Manuel Bar Association wants to use books to encourage teenagers to unlock new opportunities and ignite a passion for reading.

Titled “Literacy Liberates,” the event takes place on Thursday, Feb. 29, at 5:30 p.m. at Underground Books. It is located on 2814 35th St., Sacramento, CA 95817.

Wiley Manuel Bar Association President Rick Owen joined KCRA 3 Wednesday morning.

Click the video above to watch the full interview.

See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.