HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, Michigan (Wood) — Dozens of discarded books at North Holland Elementary School have found new homes as the community strives to salvage piles of books from trash cans.
Hamilton resident Jay takes the kids to the school playground once a week. On Saturday afternoon he stumbled upon a surprise. Dozens of books were thrown in a large trash can.
“It’s a moment that takes your breath away,” Jay told News 8 on Sunday. “It’s like, ‘Is this a joke?’ It’s disappointing, it really is.”
From a young age, books meant the world to Jay.
“Books are the coolest thing,” said Jay. “It literally takes me anywhere. It can completely change how I feel right now.”
So I couldn’t believe that an elementary school would get rid of dozens of books. He immediately posted the photo on Facebook and got a strong response.
“I would have known that if I posted something online, something good would come out of it,” he said. is.”
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Dozens of North Holland Primary School books were thrown into the paper gator. (Courtesy Jay) -
Dozens of North Holland Primary School books were thrown into the paper gator. (Courtesy Jay)
“Several people raised their voices and asked, ‘Tell me more about this. Where is the trash can?'” he added.
Jay said within an hour people showed up at the school and took all the books out of the bins.
“At that point, they were almost organized by reading level,” Jay said. “That way, anyone who comes here to pick up a book can easily identify which books are suitable for older children.”
A spokesperson for West Ottawa Public Schools said the books are being recycled into Paper Gator bins.
A spokeswoman told News8 that the discarded book had not been checked out for several years. Additionally, they were provided to teachers as a classroom library before being placed in Paper Gator.
“We are currently in the process of revitalizing and renewing our library space as part of the district’s strategic plan. Due to the significant amount of time that has passed since the last weeding, the library needed to remove books that had not been checked out in the last ten years.As part of this weeding process, these weeded books were removed from , first given to the classroom library and the student’s teacher, and lastly the remaining books were transferred to the paper gator.We donate the paper products to the school to recycle them, and the money that goes back to our school. will produce.”
West Ottawa Public Schools
The book was very popular on Saturday. Maricela Garcia, whose children are in elementary school, saw Jay’s posts and wanted to receive them for her daughter.
“I quit everything I was doing just to make sure I was looking at everything right,” Garcia said. “I had to go see her husband and he said, ‘Let’s go now.'”
Within hours of Jay’s post, every book had a new home.
“They were able to donate them to local teachers who could use them as free library, family and classroom resources,” Jay said.
Garcia took her daughter to school on Sunday to see if she had any books left. they are all gone.
“I’m not surprised,” Garcia said. “I’m glad they ended up in good homes, and they’re actually used and never recycled.”
It’s a new chapter in dozens of books.
“I think it’s really amazing what happened,” Jay said.
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