Children’s Book Drive

childrens book drive

Help us collect books for children in our community!


Join Vibrant Health in making this back-to-school season extra special. We’re hosting a Book Drive now through August 2nd, and we need your help to provide free books to kids at our annual Back to School Bash.

Books open minds and your donation can help spark imagination and a love of reading in children across Wyandotte County.

Where Your Donations Go

All books will be distributed to local children during our Back to School Bash, a community celebration that helps families prepare for the new school year with supplies, resources—and now, great books!


Thank you for supporting young readers and helping us build a healthier, more vibrant community.
Questions? Call us at (816)-728-1124.

Book Guidelines
Dropoff Location
Amazon Wishlist

What kind of books are we looking for?

We welcome donations of new or gently used books that meet the following criteria:

  • New and Like-New  
  • Pre-K through 5th-grade books
  • Story books
  • Chapter books
  • Leveled readers
  • Children’s non-fiction books (that kids would pick out to read for fun)
  • Board/toddler books
  • Spanish or dual language books

Books we cannot use:

  • Books with torn binding, pages or covers
  • Books with excess writing
  • Books with yellowed/discolored pages
  • Workbooks, coloring books, sticker books, puzzle books, etc.
  • Reference books, textbooks, or outdated non-fiction books
  • Teacher or parenting books/materials (ex: flash cards)
  • Audiobooks, DVDs, CDs, etc.
  • Books with content that’s inappropriate for children
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We’re accepting new or gently used children’s books (ages 0–12) at our Central clinic location:

Vibrant Health – Central
21 N 12th St.
Kansas City, KS 66102
Monday–Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Want a quick and easy way to donate? Choose from our curated list of age-appropriate books and have them shipped directly to us. 

Amazon Wishlist

Note: Vibrant Health has a community volunteer who kindly helps collect, organize and sort books. She manages and maintains this Amazon Wish List, helping to collect hundreds of books for our patients. Books purchased from this list are shipped directly to her so they can be sorted and distributed at our Back To School Bash. If you would prefer to ship books directly to Vibrant Health you can do so by contacting Kim Gasper at kgasper@vibranthealthkc.org or 816-728-1124.

girl with book
back to school bash