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District proposes 25 book-vending machines to boost literacy; board to consider up to $200,000 purchase
6439110 · October 24, 2025
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Summary
Administrators asked the board to approve purchasing 25 book-vending machines with 50-book replacement sets to foster reading engagement across elementary, middle and high schools, with a not-to-exceed cost of $200,000 and plans to accept public donations of books and tokens.
The Allentown School District presented a literacy-engagement proposal on Oct. 23 asking the board to move forward a purchase of 25 book-vending machines and replacement book sets.
Director Melissa Smith described the initiative as part of the district's literacy priority. Each machine would…
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