Social Justice Book Drive

We’re Thrilled to Announce the 2025 Social Justice Children’s Book Drive!
Happening from Monday, January 20th (MLK Day) through February 28th (Black History Month) in all molly moon’s scoop shops!

This year, we’re focused on collecting books for Kindergarten-5th grade readers in Japanese, Mandarin, Spanish, Hebrew and English. All donated books will benefit local schools and organizations, helping to build diverse and inclusive libraries that celebrate BIPOC voices and stories.

How You Can Participate

Bring a Book:
Drop off a children’s book written by a BIPOC author or featuring a BIPOC character in any of our scoop shops. Look for the book drive crate in each location!

Shop Local:
Support independent bookstores while selecting your donation. Check out these wonderful local options near our scoop shops:

• Elliot Bay Book Company (Capitol Hill)

• Third Place Books (Ravenna, Seward Park, Lake Forest Park)

• Secret Garden Books (Ballard)

• Queen Anne Book Company (Queen Anne)

• Ridgecrest Books (Shoreline)

• BookTree (Kirkland)

Ship Your Donation:
Can’t make it into a shop? This year, we are partnering with Estelita’s Library for online book orders. Visit their website here to browse their book selections.

You can send books directly to the school of your choice, here are the schools and their addresses for your convenience:

Columbia City Shop:
Dearborn Park International Elementary Library
2820 S. Orcas Street,
Seattle, WA 98108

University Village Shop:
John Stanford International Elementary Library
4057 5th Ave NE,
Seattle, WA 98122

Wallingford Shop:
McDonald International Elementary Library
144 NE 54th St,
Seattle, WA 98105

Capitol Hill Shop:
Lowell Elementary Library
1058 E Mercer St,
Seattle, WA 98102

Queen Anne Shop:
John Hay Elementary Library
201 Garfield St,
Seattle, WA 98109

Redmond Shop:
Benjamin Rush Elementary Library
6101 152nd Ave. NE,
Redmond, WA 98052

Edmonds Shop:
Westgate Elementary Library
9601 220th St. SW,
Edmonds, WA 98020

Bellevue Shop:
Clyde Hill Elementary Library
9601 NE 24th St.
Bellevue, WA 98004

Some of Our Favorite Titles

Not sure what to donate? Here are a few wonderful books to consider:

• I Am Enough by Grace Byers

• Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison

• Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty

• Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love

• I Love You More Than... by Taye Diggs

For even more inspiration, check out this curated list of social justice books: Social Justice Books Booklists.