Annual Book Drive
Over the last five years, we have helped local elementary schools add over 3,100 books to their collection.
We select various books, authors, illustrators, and subjects through multiple sources to add to our wish list. Donors who shop locally, through independent bookstores, or through our wish list link help make a bigger difference in our community. Help our libraries reflect the cultures, perspectives, and traditions of our community. The book drive kicks off with the fall semester and runs through the end of October, allowing deliveries to local schools in early November.
The annual Graduate School K-4 Book Drive is here! Please help us reach our goal of collecting 1,000 books to donate to Pocatello and Chubbuck elementary schools by October 31, 2025. You can also help us celebrate the kickoff of the Book Drive with a ribbon cutting on September 17, 2025, at 5:15 p.m. in the Graduate School office - ISU Museum Building, Suite 401.
There are multiple ways to donate:
Through the online Hares & Hatters Bookshop wishlist. We are proud to partner with Hares & Hatters for the Book Drive for the third year! Books can also be purchased in person at 200 S Main St, Suite G, Pocatello, ID.
You can also have books shipped directly to the Graduate School office through our Amazon wishlist. Books can also be dropped off in person at the ISU Museum Building, Suite 401.
For our 2024 Book Drive, 634 books were generously donated! This totalled over 3,100 books given to local elementary schools over the last 5 years.
For our 2023 Book Drive, we collected a grand total of 725 books, which put our overall total since the first drive to over 2,000 books donated to local elementary schools.
This year, we were able to raise 764 books to donate to 18 elementary schools in the Pocatello/Chubbuck area!
Our goal was to collect over 500 books to deliver to the local Kindergarten through Fourth Grade classrooms. We exceeded our goal with a total of 679 books to donate to 19 local schools!
Our goal was to collect over 500 books to deliver to the local Kindergarten through Fourth Grade classrooms. We exceeded our goal with a total of 679 books to donate to 19 local schools!