As the holiday season approaches, the Akins Writing Club is hosting a book drive titled ‘Season of Stories’ to promote literacy in our local community. What is Writing Club?

English teacher and Writing Club advisor Grayson Hackney said that “Writing Club is an after-school club that creates a small community at Akins after hours.

Students can come to get peer review advice for their English classes, help with their ACC work, or just drop by for a snack and a quiet moment.” The club prioritizes a positive, inclusive, and helpful space for students. The Season of Stories book drive will run from December 1 to 19.

We asked the student and president of the Akins Writing Club, Isabella De Felice, what the purpose of the book drive is.

“The purpose of this book drive is to expand literacy in our community and help provide books to all,” she said. The main goal of this event is to improve the community as a whole, through greater access to literacy.

“Our goal right now is to raise an estimated amount of 200 books” and to “make it a yearly and annual tradition” within our school.

With a target of collecting over 200 books, the Akins Writing Club is using various methods to reach this goal like involving our students and staff. How can people donate to this book drive?

Akins students can drop books off at the front of the library, by the main stairs or even at local coffee shops.

For Akins students and staff, there will be a red and white box outside the library where you can Austin’s Children’s Shelter,  Foundation Commuinites, and the Prison Books Program. The Akins writing club hopes to inspire our local community and provide sports for our Akins eagles afterschool.