Hundreds of books being donated to babies, families at Clay County hospital

The Clay County Public Library System is helping distribute more than 500 books to families at Baptist Medical Center Clay’s Labor & Delivery Unit.

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According to a news release, it’s part of the Baby Bookworms program. The program aims to encourage early childhood reading.

Baptist Medical Center Clay will receive a total of 507 books.

If you want to donate to the Baby Bookworms program, you can contact the Clay County Sponsorship Coordinator George Biastre at George.Biastre@claycountygov.com.

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