In honor of local students going back to school, Ally Financial recently announced that it will be donating 3,000 new library books to schools in the Detroit Public School district.

Officials highlighted elementary and middle school libraries throughout the district will receive 50 new books that focus on various financial literacy skills and concepts with selections for pre-kindergarten through eighth grade reading levels.

Ally’s city-wide book donation kicked off at Spain Elementary-Middle School in Detroit late last week where Ally volunteers hand-delivered the new books to the school. Volunteers also surprised all 650 students at Spain with additional school supplies, including pens, pencils, notebooks, scissors, extra paper and other necessities for their school year.

"Ally is honored to be donating to school libraries throughout Detroit, providing books that focus on real-world financial concepts and money skills that will help these students build a foundation of knowledge for the future," said Gina Proia, Ally chief communications officer and head of corporate citizenship.

“As a new school year begins, we hope that Detroit students know that there is a strong community here that is supporting them and looking forward to their educational achievements,” Proia added.