A nonprofit group will be donating books for Pima County sheriff’s deputies to give to kids they encounter in the field.
Books to the Rescue, whose mission is to encourage young children to read, will be delivering books to the Sheriff’s Department San Xavier District Monday at 11:30 a.m., department spokesman Deputy Cody Gress wrote in a news release.
The nonprofit pilot program aims to give comfort to kids in crisis and supplies books to law enforcement agencies across the country.
The donated books will be used by deputies with the aim of giving free books to children they encounter while on patrol or out in the field, Gress said.
“By providing these books to deputies, (Books to the Rescue) is also giving us the opportunity to have a positive impact in the community we serve,” he said.
The public is invited to attend the 11:30 a.m. presentation at the San Xavier District station, 2545 E. Ajo Way.
