A few service organizations in Sacramento know how to reach the heart of the community. The Sojourner Truth Multicultural Arts Center in South Sacramento is definitely one of them.

Mikayla Collins and Jacqueline Saffold read one of the books for sell at a book fair at the Sojourner Truth Multicultural Arts Center in South Sacramento. Photo (c) Observer / Larry V. Dalton

Recently, the Arts Center held a free to the public book fair called the “SoJo Read to Achieve Book Fair,” which gave the Sacramento community the opportunity to choose from more than 5,000 books to purchase for their summer recreational enjoyment.

Arts Center Director Lisa Daniels said about 250 people attended the community affair and the event was a great success. Daniels was “impressed” with another aspect of the book fair.

“I was impressed with the volunteer effort of the community,” Daniels said. “We had volunteers as young 10 years old.”

The books were available for all ages, starting at a low price of 25 cents. The first 20 children who attended the book fair received “Good Reader” passes, good for one free “Kid’s Meal” at any Hometown Buffet location in the United States.

WriteWay2Freedom sponsored the book fair in association with Hometown Buffet. The Rainbow Bakery outlet out of Oak Park also did its part by providing free hotdog buns, Daniels said.

“Everybody wanted to help out,” Daniels said.

In addition, food, face painting, a raffle, a reading contest with prizes, and a bounce house for the kids were features of the book fair.

“We sold a lot of books,” Daniels said. “People bought books for adults, reference books, and kids books.”

The Arts Center would like to stage another book fair possibly at the end of the year.
For more information, call contact Lisa Daniels or Shonna McDaniels at (916) 320-9573. The Sojourner Truth Multicultural Arts Center is located at 2251 Florin Road, Suite 126.