Bess the Book Bus brings hundreds of books to Calcasieu students
The book bus serves over 45,000 children and gives away over 75,000 books a year to all 48 contiguous states. By Madison Glaser | May 12, 2021 at 11:14 AM CDT - Updated May 12 at 1:44 PM
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Bess the Book Bus has partnered with Citgo Lake Charles to distribute free books to Pre-K, kindergarten and first-grade students.
Since the book bus started, they’ve been able to hand out approximately 900,000 books to children in need.
The book bus serves over 45,000 children and gives away over 75,000 books a year to all 48 contiguous states.