Help Steer Kindergarten Students Down the Road to Reading Success Through a South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicle Book Drive to Benefit the Original Six Foundation

This event gives new meaning to the phrase “Book Drive!”

When South Carolina residents visit the SC Department of Motor Vehicles throughout the month of March to take a driving test or to get a Real ID, they can make a real difference by donating a new early reader book to kindergarten students through the Original Six (O6) Foundation’s O6 My First Library program.

The Original Six Foundation is teaming up with over 35 public schools to provide South Carolina’s highest-need students with at-home libraries through a series of O6 My First Library book fairs that will be held statewide throughout the month of May. The books collected during the SCDMV Book Drive will be given to students during the book fairs.

A Clemson University study found that 92% of kids say they are more likely to finish a book they picked out themselves. Students participating in the O6 My First Library program are invited to select 10 books from a diverse offering during the book fairs. Targeting resources at this stage of development is critical to a child’s academic success.

Studies show that students who do not read proficiently by third grade are four times more likely to leave high school without a diploma than proficient readers. Poverty compounds the problem: students who have lived in poverty are three times more likely to drop out or fail to graduate high school on time than their more affluent peers.

You can drop off the books at any of the 66 DMV locations statewide, or order the books online.  The Original Six Foundation will post pictures from the book fair stops on social media channels so you can see the reaction when students pick out their books.

Thank you for helping be the vehicle that drives children toward a lifelong love of reading and learning.