You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

This teacher needs your help!

Mrs. Gall from Milbank, SD is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Mrs. Gall is requesting

Bookshelves and Books

Help me give my students new books to choose from in my classroom library!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Gall's classroom raised $680

This project is fully funded

My Project

For years, books have been banned or challenged because of different or unpopular ideas. It is so important that students have access to and exposure to these ideas to enable them to see new and differing perspectives on similar situations.

Bringing classically banned/challenged books to students is important to help them gain understanding of subjects they may not have experienced or thought about.

While my school has never banned books from our use, it is extremely important to allow my students access to these books. Some are newer novels that deal with more modern issues, while others are classics that have been banned or challenged in the past.

I also have had several books over the years "walk off" with students at the end of the term. I've always thought "maybe that's the exact book said student needs to get through life... maybe it's been life-changing for them... maybe it got them through the darkest/toughest points in life." I would like to bring those same books to other students as well!

Finally, I have a need for new, modernized, sturdy bookcases in my classroom. I've made do with what I've had for about eight years, but it's time to update!

Many times the written word is what helps bring students through tough times, protects their mental health, and helps students escape from reality, if only for a few chapters. Please help me bring this classroom library glow up to my students!

Mrs. Gall Milbank High School Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Milbank, SD View local requests

More than a third of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

110 students impacted 21donors

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Mrs. Gall is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sauder Beginnings 3-Shelf Bookcase, Bookshelf with Adjustable Storage Shelves, L: 24.57" x W: 11.5" x H: 35.28", Soft White • Amazon Business $44.55 8 $356.40
The Love & Paperback Collection (Boxed Set): Love & Gelato; Love & Luck; Love & Olives • Amazon Business $19.46 1 $19.46
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella (The Twilight Saga) • Amazon Business $13.67 1 $13.67
Cirque Du Freak: Lord of the Shadows (Cirque Du Freak, 11) • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
The Color Purple: A Novel • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
The Grapes of Wrath • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Kite Runner • Amazon Business $10.45 1 $10.45
Brave New World • Amazon Business $10.18 1 $10.18
Girls of Paper and Fire • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Hunted: A House of Night Novel (House of Night Novels, 5) • Amazon Business $9.86 1 $9.86
Heartless • Amazon Business $8.25 1 $8.25
The Bluest Eye (Vintage International) • Amazon Business $7.76 1 $7.76
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (1) • Amazon Business $7.60 1 $7.60
The Catcher in the Rye - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
The Ruins of Gorlan (The Ranger's Apprentice, Book 1) • Amazon Business $6.29 1 $6.29
Pride and Prejudice - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $4.34 1 $4.34
Emma (Wordsworth Classics) • Amazon Business $3.95 1 $3.95

Materials cost

$511.86

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $28.15

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.68

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$577.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$101.95

Total project goal

$679.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $679.64

21 Donors

-$674.64

Donations toward project cost

-$577.69

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$96.95

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.00

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mrs. Gall and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"SD","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":4,"name":"High School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/bookshelves-some-banned-books-and-l/9619611/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":110,"isEquityFocusV1":false,"teacherScreenName":"Mrs. Gall","isEquityFocus":true,"proposalHash":"-1617610772","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"shouldTrackEquityFocusV2":true,"schoolCity":"Milbank","teachersOnPage":[6572437],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":true,"proposalId":9619611,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"schoolId":107883,"schoolName":"Milbank High School","authorIds":{"6572437":{"owner":"Mrs. Gall","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[9619611],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6572437_orig.jpg?crop=902,902,x0,y192&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1641868286704","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":21427496,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":6572437,"schoolCounty":"Grant","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":false,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"SD","name":"South Dakota"}}