Books are needed for the Melcher-Dallas Adopt-A-Book (ABC) Club. Parents and teachers at Melcher-Dallas have collaborated in this free book giveaway, and they are running the program solely on books left over from the Reading Is Fundamental program, or RIF. In recent years, RIF funding was discontinued at Melcher-Dallas Schools. In 2012, the ABC Club provided 500 books to school kids, and is in need of more donations now. To find out where and how to donate, contact Phyllis Dittmer at 641-947-2701. Dittmer says there is also a box at the Melcher-Dallas Elementary where books can be donated.