THE STORY OF PICCOLO'S BOOKSTORE
A young man as unique as his name, born in Compton, raised
in Long Beach with a passion to read, diagnosed with dyslexia discovered his
mission: promote literacy and provide affordable education to all who have desire.
Piccolo began to sell used books for $1. A bookstore created for those seeking knowledge
and spiritual healing. To fulfill the desires of the customers who came from
far and wide, Piccolo opened four $1 book stores. But more needed to be done.
Piccolo created The Gift Of Knowledge. Piccolo personally gives away 1,000 to
60,000 books every week.
Free books are given directly to
- Children
- Teachers
- Schools
- Orphanages
- Churches
- Medical Centers and
- Libraries
Piccolo’s helps organizations raise money with book drives.
In the last two years Piccolo donated more than 1.5 million books. Books have
been donated throughout:
- Los Angeles
- Inglewood
- Long Beach
- Detroit
- Mexico
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- Africa
- The Philippines
- and more
Piccolo is recognized by the community for his tireless
dedication to educating the world.
But Piccolo’s is more than books, with a burning
passion to give more, Piccolo teamed with the Alumni of Inner City Cultural
Center, the first multicultural arts institute in the country.
Also Piccolo and IC2
presents free and low cost community theater offering acting classes, seminars,
open mic spoken word, modeling, networking, storytelling and more with the purpose to spread the message of knowledge, love and
truth to the youth. We encourage and motivate the youth to open their minds,
expand their horizons, share the joys and pains of life and make
plans for a better tomorrow. Teamed with you, every book you purchase allows
Piccolo to donate a book to a child.
Piccolo's Books Needs a New Home. But we need your help go to http://bit.ly/VHAvPF see how you can help!
Piccolo's Books Needs a New Home. But we need your help go to http://bit.ly/VHAvPF see how you can help!
Every child deserves an education. Help us
help the children. Help us help the world.
A Special Thanks to
All of our staff
Volunteers and supporters
James Burks
Breeze Vincinz
And the Cultural Affairs Department of The City of Los
Angeles
Build Plus
Black Chamber of Commerce
Hollywood Chapter
Publicity4You.com
Retro Ruby
Gift of Giving
Black Butterfly Productions
El Mercado
Flo Jo Elementary School
Grap Street Elementary School
Watta Historical Train Station
USC
The Kierrah Foundation
Poets Jazz House
Music by Siedah Garret
“Such A One”
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