Half Price Books and “Mr. Kippy” to Present Nearly 4,500 Books
to Driscoll Children’s Hospital
Corpus Christi Community Donates Books to Replenish Half Pint Libraries

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas—Half Price Books will present the Corpus Christi’s community’s donations of nearly 4,500 children’s books during a dedication ceremony and story time at 2 p.m., Friday, June 22, at Driscoll Children’s Hospital, located at 3533 S Alameda St, Corpus Christi.  Guest storyteller, “Mr. Kippy,” will host a special story time for the children and BW, the Half Price Books Bookworm costume character, will entertain patients and help the kids chose books to take home. Also on hand for the presentation will be Lane Garrison, district manager of Half Price Books.

“More than 150,000 books were collected for the program nationally this year, and we’re pleased to be able to present thousands of books to Driscoll Children’s Memorial on behalf of the Corpus Christi community,” said Kathy Doyle Thomas, executive vice president of Half Price Books. “We hope that these books will help ease patients’ stays and add to their personal libraries at home.”

The Half Pint Libraries in the hospital provide an escape from the challenges faced by pediatric patients, while helping to boost literacy skills. The books are placed in bright red carts donated by Half Price Books, so that they can be brought to children who may have limited mobility. In many cases, children and their siblings are getting their first take-home book through the Half Pint Library program, and books are used in some facilities for speech therapy and as a distraction method by hospital staff during painful procedures. 

The Half Pint Library book drive takes place each January through March. Patrons were encouraged to drop off new or gently-used children’s books at the Half Price Books locations in Corpus Christi, where the store staff then sorted and prepared them for delivery to the hospital. Now in its ninth year, the national program has provided millions of books for children to share and enjoy. 

About Driscoll Children’s Hospital
“Improve the health of adults and you give them back their health …
Improve the health of children and you give them their life.”

Since opening its doors in 1953, Driscoll Children’s Hospital has been offering hope and healing to the children of South Texas for half a century. The facility is a 189-bed pediatric tertiary care center with pediatric board-certified specialists representing 19 medical and nine surgical specialties. Each year, more than 6,000 children are admitted for inpatient care, 5,000 for day surgery, and 50,000 for outpatient primary and specialty care, as well as 40,000 for emergency care, as the first South Texas hospital with emergency services exclusively for children. Additionally, Driscoll maintains a state-of-the-art ground/air transport team, 20-bed pediatric intensive care unit, 40-bed neonatal intensive care unit, and specialized medical outreach.

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