Projects » Believe in Reading

*Photos courtesy of PoWeR! Book Bags, Otsego County, Michigan.

*Photos courtesy of Literacy for Companionship, Inc., Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Our Projects (So Far)

Friends of Glendale Library (Oct, 2022) – Improving Library Resources
Provided funding to support the purchase of books, new computers, materials for STEM activities and other childrens’ projects, and accessibility devices.
Liberty Public Schools (Oct, 2022) – Books To Go Program
Provided funding to support the purchase of books and book bags for their Books To Go program.
Tucson Unified School District/Mary Belle McCorkle Academy of Excellence K-8 (Oct, 2022) – Books for Children's Home Libraries
Funded the purchase of books for children’s home libraries. Annually, they hold 3-4 free book distributions for the students.
The Book Fairies (Oct, 2022) – Diverse Children's Books
Funded the purchase of new, diverse children’s books for their programs. The Book Fairies has a ten-year history of sourcing and redistributing books to under-resourced communities in Long Island and New York City.
Lilburn Woman's Club (Oct, 2022) – Dictionary Project
Funded the purchase of dictionaries for third grade students in Lilburn, Georgia.
Springs Valley Elementary School (Oct, 2022) – Books for Title I Department
Provided funding to support the purchase of sets of leveled readers, guided reading books, and novels for their Title I department. The department’s staff conduct literacy groups with the K-5 students.
Prince William Library Foundation (Oct, 2022) – Summer Reading Program
Provided funding to support the purchase of books for their summer reading program. The program is an annual initiative which keeps children reading throughout the summer.
Reach Out and Read (Oct, 2022) – Books for Pediatric Medical Providers
Funded the purchase of books and program materials for pediatric medical providers. Reach Out and Read gives young children a foundation for success by incorporating books into pediatric care and encouraging families to read aloud together.
Global Give a Book, Inc. (Oct, 2022) – Books for Title I Schools
Provided funding to support the purchase of books for students attending local Title I schools. Global Give a Book is dedicated to providing quality, award-winning books to children in most need.
United Through Reading (Oct, 2022) – Books for Children in Military Households
Funded the purchase and distribution of children’s books to military households. Since 1989, United Through Reading has benefitted 1.35 million military-connected children.
St. Mary's Early Childhood Center (Oct, 2022) – Preschool Program
Funded the purchase of age-appropriate books and literacy project materials, which will be used to promote school readiness for the children they serve.
Mesa United Way (Oct, 2022) – 12 Books Program
Provided funding to support the purchase and distribution of books to students at Title I schools. The 12 Books Program addresses low literacy rates and the gap in access to resources for low-income families in Mesa, AZ.
Literacy Action, Inc. (Oct, 2022) – Adult Basic Education
Funded the purchase of take-home, Paxen TABE tutor books.
Career Guidance Institute (Oct, 2022) – ABQ Reads
Funded the purchase of grade-level books for students’ home libraries. ABQ Reads is an 18-year partnership between Career Guidance Institute and the Title I department of Albuquerque Public Schools.
Jackson Elementary Lamar CISD (Oct, 2022) – Literacy Lab
Provided funding to update their literacy lab, specifically the purchase of guided reading books in English and Spanish.
Joseph and Florence Mandel Jewish Day School (Oct, 2022) – Cover to Cover Book Club
Funded the purchase of new novels for their Cover to Cover Book Club.
The Oasis: A Haven for Women and Children (Oct, 2022) – GED Program
Provided funding support for their GED program. This program aids impoverished students in obtaining their high school equivalency diploma and becoming economically self-sufficient.
El Sol, Jupiter's Neighborhood Resource Center (Oct, 2022) – El Sol's Book Clubs
Funded El Sol’s Book Clubs which serve below grade-level readers and help to prevent the Summer Slide.
Huntsville-Madison County Public Library (Aug, 2022) – Ready Reader Program
Provided funding to support the replacement of lost and worn books used in their Ready Reader program. It is an early literacy intervention program conducted by outreach librarians throughout Madison County.
Our House, Inc. (Aug, 2022) – Little Learners & Our Club Programs
Funded the purchase of books with a diversity of characters and ideas to empower students and broaden their horizons. Their two children’s programs are the only licensed programs designed to serve homeless children in Arkansas.
Project CAMP / The Center for Courageous Kids (Aug, 2022) – Track Programs
Provided funding to support the purchase of a variety of books which coincide with their Track Programs. These programs allow campers to learn additional skill sets, such as archery, cooking, and video production. The Center for Courageous Kids is a year-round medical camp which serves children with serious illnesses and their families.
Spring Branch Community Health Center (Aug, 2022) – Reach Out and Read
Funded the purchase of books for Reach Out and Read, which they have participated in for fourteen years.
Peaches and Sourcream Children's Foundation, Inc. (Aug, 2022) – Virtual Summer Reading Program
Provided funding to support the purchase of books for young readers. Their virtual summer reading program combats the summer slide, while also promoting parental involvement.
Boys & Girls Club of Dumplin Valley (Aug, 2022) – Summer Brain Gain READ Program
Provided funding to support the purchase of books to distribute to children. The Summer Brain Gain READ program was designed to prevent summer learning loss.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Aug, 2022) – Summer Reading Program
Provided funding to support the purchase of books for children participating in their summer reading program, which encourages and facilitates out-of-school learning.
Wisconsin Association for Home and Community Education, Inc. - Waukesha County (Aug, 2022) – Wisconsin Bookworms Program
Funded the purchase of books for the Wisconsin Bookworms program. This program provides free books and an early reading experience for children from limited income families in the Waukesha County area.
Northern Virginia Delta Education and Community Service (NVDECS) Foundation (Aug, 2022) – Reading is Fundamental Program
Provided funding to support the purchase of at least one book for every student at five partner, public schools in Northern Virginia.
University of Nebraska at Kearney (Apr, 2022) – Summer Reading Academy
Funded the dedicated Summer Reading Academy for students entering grades 1-3 who have low grade-level reading ability.
East Side Learning Center (Apr, 2022) – Learning Center Books
Provided funding in support of the purchase of books for children in the ESLC’s literacy tutoring and mentoring programs. The books are at each child’s reading level at the time of distribution. Children choose from among a selection of culturally representative books, science and technology books, geography, sports, graphic novels and more. The books are given after mastering the specified reading level and after reading the book aloud
Schoharie EPTSO (Apr, 2022) – Little Free Library
Funded the Little Free Library at the elementary school to increase access to quality and diverse books within the community. Their Little Free Libraries average 150 visits every month.
Raising A Reader Massachusetts (Apr, 2022) – Red Book Bag Rotation Program
Provided funding to support the rotation of take-home classroom library bags where RAR-MA delivers four developmentally and culturally relevant books each week for families to share at home.
Reading Legacies (Apr, 2022) – Book Bridges Program
Provided funding support for the Book Bridges program which creates family read aloud experiences for children separated from their parents by incarceration and/or substance addiction.
Jumpstart (Apr, 2022) – Books for Socio-emotional Tutoring Services
Provided funding in support of literacy and socio-emotional tutoring services to approximately 265 at-risk preschool children all throughout the state of Missouri. Funds were used toward the purchase of books for an at-home library of high-quality children’s books.
Kids 4 Kids Inc (Apr, 2022) – Books for Children in Migrant Labor Camps
Funded the purchase of 600 books to go with their filled backpacks which are provided to the underserved community of over 300 kids living in migrant labor camps in their area.
Literacy Council of Norristown (Apr, 2022) – One-on-One Tutoring Program
Provided funding to support the purchase of test prep books for the One-on-One Tutoring Program which provides Adult Basic Education (ABE), English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), and high school equivalency (GED) instruction through one-on-one tutoring.
Books in Homes USA (Apr, 2022) – Read by 4th Campaign
Provided funding to support the Read by 4th Campaign managed by the Free Library of Philadelphia whose collective goal of over 130 organizations is increasing the number of children reading at grade level by the time they enter the 4th grade.
Spring Hill Elementary (Apr, 2022) – Reading Lab Expansion
Provided funding to expand the Reading Lab at Spring Hill Elementary so that the instructors can teach phonics and fluency in a multi-sensory way.
William B. Harlan Memorial Library (Apr, 2022) – Library Summer Reading Program
Provided funding in support of the library’s 2022 Summer Reading program to provide a new book for each of the children in their program once a month. Located on the edge of Appalachia, all of the students qualify for free lunches and due to the severity of the opioid epidemic in their county, many children have parents who are either incarcerated or have been incarcerated for drug charges.
Margaretville Central School District (Apr, 2022) – Books for Summer Reading
Provided funding in support of the Margaretville CSD Reads program to purchase high-interest fiction and non-fiction books for students in Pre-K through Grade 12.
East Cleveland Neighborhood Center (Apr, 2022) – Integrated Reading Curriculum
Support of the Children’s Defense Fund Summer Freedom Schools, a 6-week program that originated from the Civil Rights movement and focuses on literacy and cultural identity. The primary purpose is to provide quality enrichment for under-privileged children and youth to facilitate reading skills, self-confidence and positive learning experiences.
Wesley Housing Development Corp. of Northern Virginia (Apr, 2022) – Building for the Future Program
Provided funding in support of their after-school literacy development program, Building for the Future, at three properties for 200+ pre-K to high school students.
North Marion Middle School (Apr, 2022) – Classroom Library Books
Provided funds to purchase books for the 6th, 7th and 8th grade classroom libraries to meet the needs of the diverse student population and address the fact that students are coming to school lower and lower every year in their reading levels. Provided students with exciting books at their grade level and that represent the different cultures in the school district where 55% of students are Hispanic with a large Russian Orthodox population as well.
Kids Soar (Apr, 2022) – Literacy Initiative Program
Provided funding in support of their Literacy Initiative, a research-driven and highly effective after-school and summer reading program for kindergarten through fourth-grade children and their parents. Programming includes math, computer skills, and CATCH Club Healthy Lifestyles. Parents attend workshops one night each week.
Agency on Aging of South Central CT (Apr, 2022) – Books for Students in Tutoring
Provided funding in support of their intergenerational program whose older adult volunteers tutor young struggling readers in greater New Haven. Each child is matched with a trained EC volunteer for biweekly tutoring structured sessions focused on improving the child’s reading fluency
Child Care Choices (Jan, 2022) – Story Lady Program
Provided funding in support of the Story Lady program serving childcare providers by teaching early literacy skills to the children they care for in fun and exciting ways that also serve as a training opportunity for providers. The Story Ladies make over 200 visits to area childcare centers, preschools, and family childcare homes each year.
Turning The Page (Jan, 2022) – Monthly Book Distributions
Provided funding for the organization to distribute books to underserved communities in Wards 7 & 8 in DC to build at-home libraries, support at-home learning and bolster student success.
Friends of the Chesapeake Public Library (Jan, 2022) – Detention Center Summer Reading Program
Provided funding to support a summer reading program for the 50 youth currently detained in Chesapeake’s Juvenile Detention Center.
French Creek Elementary School (Jan, 2022) – Library Love
Provided funding for the Library Love project to help 14 classroom teachers in grades Pre-K through 5th grade update their classroom libraries by adding popular books to the current selections with a goal to foster a love for literature and an excitement for reading.
Blackwell Preschool Center (Jan, 2022) – The Blackwell Preschool Library
Funded the purchase of books for the center’s library where their program teaches children about the expectations of library behavior and also teach how to borrow and return books. 99% of the students come from low-income families in their program.
Literacy for Companionship Inc. (Jan, 2022) – LfC at the Shelters Program
Funding supported the LfC at the Shelters program which includes partnerships with five animal shelters and once a month, children can sign up and come read to the animals. This program is free and supports the organization’s mission to help children be good readers while helping them understand the importance of showing animals compassion and empathy.
Bucks County Intermediate Unit 22 (Jan, 2022) – Mini-Library
Funding supported the creation of a mini-library beginning with graphic novels which are of high-interest to the struggling students in the school.
PoWeR! Book Bags (Jan, 2022) – Literacy Materials for Children
Provided funding to support the purchase of books for the book bags which are delivered to children age newborn to 14 who are enrolled in public health department WIC programs or Early Head Start Home Visit programs.
NestQuest Houston, Inc. (Jan, 2022) – Bedtime Books for Children
Provided funding in support of their organization which serves 35 single mom households to provide housing, food, clothing, bill assistance, and ensure each child is zoned to and enrolled at a high ranking, high performing school. They provide pajamas and a book to every child in the hope of developing a good bedtime routine. Funding supported the purchase of three books for each child in the program.
Boys & Girls Club of Chambersburg and Shippenburg (Jan, 2022) – My Summer Reading Program
Provided funds to purchase Scholastic “My Summer Reading Program” packs in four different levels representing grades 1-12 for the newly opened Waynesboro clubhouse.
Walker-Grant Middle School Library (Jan, 2022) – Library Delivery Routes and Book Swap
94.4% of the students of Walker Grant Middle School are economically disadvantaged. Funding provided supported the purchase of print books for their library delivery routes and book swap program for students in the district.
Lummi Island Heritage Trust (Jan, 2022) – Outdoor Learning Opportunities
Provided funding in support of outdoor learning opportunities on nature preserve trails for children and families that increase literacy, promote exercise, and foster an environmental ethic.
Simpson County Literacy Center (Jan, 2022) – ROOTS, WINGS, and EQUIP Programs
Provided funding in support of the ROOTS, WINGS, and EQUIP programs providing adult literacy education, information literacy including digital skills and job performance enhancement, and training for those seeking high school equivalency achievement in literacy.
Everybody Wins! Iowa (Jan, 2022) – Power Read
Funded the Power Read program, Everybody Wins! Iowa’s signature program where students meet with their mentor to read aloud together, talk, and build relationships with one another.
Angel Oak Elementary (Jan, 2022) – Social Emotional Children Books
Funded literacy resources for the counseling program at Angel Oak Elementary to have a diverse variety of Social Emotional Children books for all students in Pre-K through Grade 5.
Meriwether County School System (Jan, 2022) – Summer Read and Feed Program
Provided funding to support the Summer Read and Feed Program where volunteers read and interact with children participating in meal pick up at 7 designated sites around the community.
LinDave Institute (Colegio Para Bebes/Baby College) (Jan, 2022) – Dia de Los Mariquetas / Day of the Lady Bugs
Provided funding in support of Dia de Los Mariquetas/ Day of the Lady Bugs, a free Community Earth Day Celebration at Baby College (6mo-9 years) serving Latinx families in North East LA and Boyle Heights. Participants read aloud and re-enacted The Grouchy Lady Bug (Spanish translation) and a second picture book on climate change.
StrongHer TogetHer (Jan, 2022) – Books for Girls Grades 5-8
Funded their program to provide 1,000 middle grade books to Durham girls in grades 5-8. Books were distributed at food distribution sites throughout the city.
Boys & Girls Club of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties (Jan, 2022) – Literacy Training for K-3 Students
Funded their program to provide intensive literacy training to all K-3rd grade Club members for the three Clubs in Sarasota, which amounts to approximately 400 children.
Diamond Educational Excellence Program (DEEP) (Jan, 2022) – Summer Readers-Future Leaders Program
Funded the Summer Readers-Future Leaders Program which utilizes a specific set of materials to deliver high-quality instruction in foundational literacy skills. The program has been around since 2013 and has served 800+ students.
Balance Boxes (Nov, 2021) – Boxes to Low-Income Youth
Purchase early readers, picture books and YA chapter books to be included in boxes sent to low-income communities.
Warren W. Cherry Preschool (Nov, 2021) – Classroom Equity Libraries
Funds used to create an equity library in each classroom to reflect community and students they serve.
Malin Community Service Club (Nov, 2021) – Little Free Libraries
Funds to be used to purchase books for 2 little free libraries in community with limited library access
Cleveland Kids' Book Bank (Nov, 2021) – Diversity Library
Provide more books with diverse characters that represent the children and families they serve.
Gallatin High School (Nov, 2021) – ELL Learning Library
Funds to purchase fiction and non-ficftion books to be used for ELL students and their peer tutors.
Employment Skills Center (Nov, 2021) – Community Center Book Club
Create a reading library and book club at the main and satellite locations of the community center
The Summit Academy (Nov, 2021) – Library for Adjudicated Students
Funds to expand library with books and bookcases at school for adjudicated youth.
Blanson CTE (Aldine ISD) (Nov, 2021) – Career Technical Education Literacy
Books for CTE classrooms to promote literacy program and encourage outside classroom reading
Hughes Road Elementary (Nov, 2021) – Animal Kingdom Project
Provide age-appropriate animal books for pleasure and beginner research for K-2 students.
Jamal Dulzura School District (Nov, 2021) – Library Update
Replaced outdated nonfiction library books and grow graphic novel collection, also book giveaways to struggling readers.
Our Lady of Guadalupe (Nov, 2021) – Student Take Home Books
Funds to be used for books to be sent home with students and for classrooms due to lack of school library.
St. Mary's Foundation for Children (Nov, 2021) – Toddler Storytime
For Toddler Storytime Program at their inpatient pediatric facility for kids with special healthcare needs.
Omaha Nation Public School (Nov, 2021) – Omaha Nation Public School
Funds to be used for purchasing books for a free library for students and greater community.
Louisiana Books 2 Prisoners (Nov, 2021) – Books To Prisoners
Funding for book purchases on trade, instruction, financial planning and entrepreneurship to send to prisoners
The Ainsworth Public Library (Nov, 2021) – Diversity Book Packs
Provide book packs with themes about race, VT history, LGBTQIA, animals, biomes and multicultural fairytales
Carroll Elementary (Nov, 2021) – Update School Library
Update school library with books that reflect current student population.
Purvis High School (Nov, 2021) – Update School Library
A rural school who used funds to update their school library to include more relevant non-fiction texts from within the last 10 years to be used by the entire student body and staff.
Smart Start Central Oklahoma (Nov, 2021) – Books Matter Program
The Books Matter Program provides one new book each month to children of first-time mothers who qualify for WIC. The program serves children from birth to age 2 by piggybacking on home visits provided by other agencies in the city.
Code Read (Nov, 2021) – Head Start Program
Provide free books for the Head Start Program serving children ages 5-14 years old.
Denver Public Library Friends Foundation (Oct, 2021) – Read Aloud Program
Purchased books for giveaway in their Read Aloud Program.
American Printing House for the Blind (May, 2021) – Braille Books for Children
Provided funding to support the purchase and conversion of books to Braille as giveaways for blind children.
Cuyahoga County Public Library (May, 2021) – Youth Literacy Summer Book Giveaway
Funded the purchase of book giveaways for Youth Literacy summer programs.
Education Foundation for Billings Public Schools (May, 2021) – Reading Rocks Program
Funded the purchase of books through Billings Public Schools free lunch program in the parks during the summer. The program also organizes volunteers who read the books to children from the district.
Lilburn Woman's Club GFWC (May, 2021) – Dictionaries
Funded the purchase of a dictionary for every 3rd grader in Lilburn.
Platte Valley Literacy Association (May, 2021) – Textbooks for ESL & GED Students
Funded the purchase of textbooks for ESL & GED students to use at home due to COVID.
Richmond Public Library (May, 2021) – Summer Reading Program
Funded the purchase of books for the public library’s summer reading program.
Seedlings Braille Books for Children (May, 2021) – Braille Books for Children
Provided funding to support the production of Braille books that don’t usually exist in Braille and send them for free to US children age 0-21 who are blind or visually impaired.
The Oasis - A Haven for Women and Children (May, 2021) – GED Test Materials for Students
Purchased materials to support students working toward their GED. 100% of their students pass or partially pass the GED and are assisted in obtaining a job once passing the test.
Believe in Books Literacy Foundation (Jan, 2021) – Outreach Reading Giveaway
Funded the purchase of books for their Outreach Reading giveaway program for low income preschool households.
Books Are Gems (Jan, 2021) – Grab a Bag of Books Program
Funded the Grab a Bag of Books program to give away one free new book and five gently used books to every child who visits the store, most of whom are low income and speak English as a second language.
Children's Literacy Network (Jan, 2021) – Rewards for Reading
Funded the purchase of books to give away to low-resource elementary school students as rewards for reading.
DIBS for Kids (Jan, 2021) – K-3 Book Giveaways
Provided funding to support software for teachers to use with students that awards badges and other incentives as well as a method of choosing which books students would like.
Mountainburg Schools (Jan, 2021) – High Interest & Low Reading Level Books for Library
Funded the purchase of high interest, low reading level books for the school district where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Panhandle Alliance for Education (Jan, 2021) – READY! for Kindergarten Program
Purchased parent toolkits for 200 families through the READY! for Kindergarten program and supported workshops with parents to assist in getting kids prepared for school.
Tulsa Pop Kids (Jan, 2021) – Comic Book Giveaway
Purchased comic books for giveaways in schools throughout the Tulsa area.
Vista Academy Foundation (Jan, 2021) – PebbleGo & Book Giveaway
Funded a subscription to the PebbleGo reading program and supplied giveaway books for students.
Literacy Project (Dec, 2020) – Literacy Project
Supported their project to run a book exchange for preschoolers every week.
Bellefonte Area School District (Nov, 2020) – One Book, One Bellefonte Program
Funded the One Book, One Bellefonte program with grab and go bags for a “Drive-by Book Pickup” event during Covid.
United Way of the Brazos Valley (Nov, 2020) – Baby Bundles & Book Bash
Purchased 3,000 books for their Baby Bundles and Book Bash giveaway programs with bundles given to every newborn in the Brazos Valley.
Denver Public Library Friends Foundation (Nov, 2020) – Read Aloud Program
Purchased books for giveaway in their Read Aloud Program.
Bess the Book Bus (Nov, 2020) – Giveaway Book Bundles
Funded the purchase of books for their giveaway book bundles.
Bradley Beach Free Public Library (Nov, 2020) – 1000 Books Before Kindergarten
Funded the purchase of books for the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program.
Cibola High School (Nov, 2020) – Revamping School Library
Replaced outdated books in the school library.
Creative City Public Charter School Foundation (Nov, 2020) – Picture Books & Letter Building Kits
Funded the purchase of picture books and letter building kits for K-2 students.
Huntsville Library Foundation (Nov, 2020) – Curbside Delivery of Book Deposits
Funded the purchase of books for curbside delivery of book deposits to local classrooms.
Images of Excellence 2 (Nov, 2020) – Books for Children of Rockdale
Funded the purchase of books to give to children of Rockdale Academy.
Rinker's Readers (Nov, 2020) – Books for Women & Children in the WIC Program
Funded the purchase of books to be distributed to children and pregnant mothers in the WIC program.
Simpson County Literacy Council (Sep, 2020) – Adult Literacy Program
Funded the purchase of books and online resources for adult literacy programs.
Access Books (Sep, 2020) – Refurbishing a School Library
Funded the purchase of books to refurbish school libraries.
Portland Public Schools (Sep, 2020) – Preschool Giveaway Books
Funded the purchase of giveaway books for preschool children at the Faubion School Early Learning Center
University of Dallas (Sep, 2020) – UD Reads
UD Reads is a community reading initiative for the University of Dallas community, as well as community members in the Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex
The RWJ University Hospital Foundation (Sep, 2020) – Hospital Children's Books
Funds to purchase books for children in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
The Literacy Center (Sep, 2020) – The Online Classroom
Funds for program materials for their Online Classroom, which is designed to support students that are a part of their High School Equivalency Prep and Basic Adult Literacy programs who are also attending classes or tutoring sessions
Spring Branch community Health Center (Sep, 2020) – Clinic Giveaway Books
Funds to purchase giveaway books for children in their clinics
Reach Out and Read, Connecticut and Massachusetts (Sep, 2020) – Giveaway Books for Well Child Visits
Funds to give each child a new, developmentally-appropriate book to keep during well child visits
Oakland Literacy Coalition (Sep, 2020) – Take-Home Book Bags
Funds for take-home book bags for 1,000 Oakland school children
Loudoun Literacy Council (Sep, 2020) – Baby Book Bundles
Funds to provide low-income new and expectant parents with new baby books and literacy tips, as well as a baby care item and small gift
Leander Educational Excellence Foundation (Sep, 2020) – Texas Bluebonnet Award Books
Funds to purchase Texas Bluebonnet Award books for 27 elementary school libraries
Joseph & Florence Mandel Jewish Day School (Sep, 2020) – Cover to Cover Book Club
Funded the purchase of books for their Cover to Cover Book Club
Hope Family Care Center (Sep, 2020) – Giveaway Books
Funded the purchase of giveaway books for children distributed through well child clinics
Historic Fair Hill (Sep, 2020) – Giveaway Books
Historic Fair Hill opens school libraries, donates books for at-home libraries, sends volunteer reading tutors to K-2 classrooms, hires bilingual parents as classroom aides, supports summer literacy programs, and supports parent engagement in school
Heart to Heart Child Advocacy Center (Sep, 2020) – Giveaway Books for Abused Children
Funds to purchase giveaway books for abused children
Alexandria Tutoring Consortium (Sep, 2020) – Virtual Book Buddies
Funds to support their virtual Book Buddies program, where tutors and students connect via Zoom or FaceTime
Adopt A Book, Inc. (Sep, 2020) – Boys & Girls Club Library
Funds to help a Boys & Girls club open a library
Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD (Aug, 2020) – Spanish Language Books
Funded the purchase of Spanish language books for the Gilliland Elementary School library
Sanford Health Foundation (Aug, 2020) – Giveaway Books
Funded the purchase of giveaway books for their pediatric clinics
Peaches and Sourcream Children's Foundation (Aug, 2020) – Reading Intervention Programs
The Peaches and Sourcream Children’s Foundation provides reading intervention instruction to students in grades K-4th
Dansville Central School District (Aug, 2020) – One Book, One School Program
Funded the purchase of books for the One Book, One School program at EBH Elementary
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools (Aug, 2020) – Giveaway Books
Funded the purchase of books to give away to Druid Hills Academy students
Everybody Wins Iowa (Jun, 2020) – Power Read
Funded the purchase of graphic novels for their Power Read program, where volunteer reading mentors are matched one-to-one with a student for about an hour each week
Code Read, Inc. (Jun, 2020) – Giveaway Books
Funded the purchase of books to be traded for “Book Bucks” which are rewarded by teachers at area Title 1 schools
Bright Star Books (Jun, 2020) – Growing Young Readers
Helped fund the purchase of 5 age-appropriate books to be given out through WIC, twice a year, to nearly 10,000 children
Adams County-Ohio Valley School District (Jun, 2020) – Boys' Summer Reading Group
Funded the purchase of books for a boys’ summer reading group at North Adams High School
Words Alive (Jun, 2020) – Read Aloud Program
Funds to purchase bilingual giveaway books for the Read Aloud program which services 103 preschool and elementary classrooms in underserved areas of San Diego
The Right Path Therapeutic Riding Academy (Jun, 2020) – Horse Tales Literacy Project
Funds supporting a literacy program in low income (Title I) schools through their Horse Tales Literacy Project
Seeds of Literacy (Jun, 2020) – Books for an Adult Student Book Club
Funds to purchase books for their book club of 250 adult students
Richmond Public Library (Jun, 2020) – Giveaway Books and Prizes
Funded the purchase of books and small prizes for giveaways
Literacy Volunteers of America, Ozarks Literacy Council (Jun, 2020) – Chrome Books
Funds to purchase Chrome Books for online tutoring
Literacy Volunteers - Franklin and Somerset Counties (Jun, 2020) – Bring Books to Life Book Club for Parents
Funds to purchase giveaway books for children in their family literacy book group
Lilburn Woman's Club GFWC (Jun, 2020) – The Dictionary Project
Funding to help provide every third grader attending a Lilburn public elementary school with an age appropriate dictionary
Education Foundation for Billings Public Schools (Jun, 2020) – Reading Rocks
Their Reading Rocks program is designed to help low income students continue reading over the summer when reading levels are known to drop
Assistance League of San Jose (Jun, 2020) – Giveaway Books
Funded the purchase of books to give away
Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development (Apr, 2020) – Early Learning Books & Science Resource Kits
Funded the purchase of books and science resource kits for children ages 0-12 to be delivered by their Early Learning Center
Village of Wyocena Public Library (Apr, 2020) – Replacement Children's Books
Funded the replacement of outdated and shabby children’s books
Tonganoxie Arts Council (Apr, 2020) – Children's Storytelling Festival & Summer Reading Program
Funds for the Children’s Storytelling Festival and Summer Reading Program kickoff
Saint Mary's Hospital Foundation for Children (Apr, 2020) – Toddler Storytime Program
Funds to support the Toddler Storytime Program at their pediatric inpatient facility for kids with special healthcare needs
Literacy Delaware (Apr, 2020) – Textbooks for Students
Funds to purchase textbooks to be used with students
HeartBound Ministries, Inc. (Apr, 2020) – Little Readers
Funds for their personalized, recorded reading program that allows children of incarcerated parents to see and hear their mothers and fathers reading a book to them on DVD
Harford County Public Schools (Apr, 2020) – High Interest Books
Funding to provide Bakerfield Elementary School’s classroom libraries with a variety of high interest pleasure reading books at students’ varying levels
Greenville Literacy Association (Apr, 2020) – Adult Phonics Books & Materials
Funding for phonics books and materials aimed at their lowest level literacy adult students
Oskaloosa Public Library (Mar, 2020) – Graphic Novels for Teens
Funded the purchase of graphic novels for teens at the Oskaloosa Public Library
Tennessee Technological Foundation (Mar, 2020) – Freedom School Summer Reading Program
Funded the purchase of books for their Freedom School summer program
Streets Ministries (Mar, 2020) – Library & Book Club for High School Readers
Helped fund the creation of a reading library and buy books for a book club for high school readers
Smart Start Central Oklahoma (Mar, 2020) – Books for Children of First-Time Mothers
Funded the provision of one new book per month to children of first-time mothers who qualify for WIC
School District of Palm Beach (Mar, 2020) – English and Multilingual Book Giveaways
Funded the purchase of books, including some multilingual, to give to students at Clifford O. Taylor/Kirklane Elementary School
SC School for the Deaf and Blind Foundation (Mar, 2020) – High Interest/Low Level Books
Funded the purchase of high interest/low reading level books
Sam's Book Flood (Mar, 2020) – 3rd Grade Book Giveaway
Funded the purchase of books to give away to 3rd graders before school breaks
Ozaukee County Jail Literacy Program (Mar, 2020) – Adult Textbooks & Library Books
Funded the purchase of textbooks for class and books for their library
Green Mountain Children's Center (Mar, 2020) – Lending Library and Book Giveaway
Funds to establish an in-house lending library for children, plus books to take home and keep
Crestwood Local Schools (Mar, 2020) – Classroom & Library Books
Funded the purchase of books for classrooms and the library
Anne Arundel County Public Schools (Feb, 2020) – Bedtime in a Bag
Funded the purchase of books for the Ferndale Early Education Center’s Bedtime in a Bag project for low income families
Denton Independent School District (Feb, 2020) – Literacy Backpacks
Funded the creation of 50 literacy backpacks that can be checked out to students at Stephens Elementary
Padma Sherni Inc. (Jan, 2020) – Music & Literacy Promotion
Funded the purchase of giveaway books, and books for volunteers to use as they run hour-long programs at 12-16 area preschools
MSD Decatur Township (Jan, 2020) – Heggerty Primary Phonemic Awareness Curriculum
Funded the purchase of the Heggerty Primary Phonemic Awareness Curriculum for each first and second grade teacher
Literacy Kansas City (Jan, 2020) – Ticket to Read Adult Basic Education Program
Funds for classroom and curriculum materials for the Ticket to Read adult basic education program
Crestwood Local Schools (Jan, 2020) – Classroom & Library Books
Funded the purchase of books for their classrooms and library
Cleveland Kids' Book Bank (Jan, 2020) – Book Giveaway
Helped fund the purchase of about 300,000 books to give away
Bell County Board of Education (Jan, 2020) – Middle School Book Club
Funded the purchase books for a middle school book club at Frakes School Center
Thomaston-Upson School System (Jan, 2020) – Drop Everything and Read
Funds to replenish Upson Lee Elementary’s dated library books in preparation for their Drop Everything and Read program
School District of Omro (Jan, 2020) – Fountas and Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention Kit
Funded the purchase of the Fountas and Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention Kit
Hampton City Schools School Board (Jan, 2020) – Hampton Reads One Book
Helped fund book purchases for Hampton City Schools’ Hampton Reads One Book project
Rutherford County Schools (Jan, 2020) – Books-N-Bites Book Club
Funds to purchase books for their Books-N-Bites book club at Stewarts Creek Middle School
Mountainburg Schools (Jan, 2020) – High/Low Books
Funded the purchase of library books considered to be High Interest/Low Level
Los Angeles Unified School District (Jan, 2020) – Yes Academy School Library
Funded the purchase of books for the Yes Academy’s school library
Jefferson County Library Foundation (Jan, 2020) – Babies First Books
For giveaway books in English and Spanish for their Babies First Books project
Community Unit School District 300 (Dec, 2019) – Books for ESL Students
Funded the purchase of high interest books for English as a second language students in 9th and 10th grade at Dundee-Crown High School
Travis Park United Methodist Church (Dec, 2019) – Library for Immigrants
Funded the purchase of books in Spanish and indigenous languages for a library for immigrants
Cobb Collaborative (Dec, 2019) – Building Blocks for Families Reading Program
Funded the purchase of books for their Building Blocks for Families reading program
Panhandle Alliance for Education (Dec, 2019) – READY! for Kindergarten Program
Funded the purchase of parent toolkits for their READY! for Kindergarten program
Mays Elementary (Dec, 2019) – Take-home Book Collection
Funded the purchase of a take-home book collection for pre-k to 1st grade students
Historic Fair Hill (Dec, 2019) – School Library Stocks
Funded the purchase of books for three different school libraries
Susquehanna County School District (Dec, 2019) – One Book/One School Program
Funded the purchase of books for their One Book/One School program at F.P. Donnelly Elementary
American Academy of Pediatrics, Reach out & Read of Marion County (Dec, 2019) – Pediatric Book Giveaways
Funded the purchase of books that physicians give away to children
Believe in Books Literacy Foundation (Dec, 2019) – Outreach Reading Program
Funded the purchase of books for their Outreach Reading giveaway program
Mystic Valley Elder Services (Dec, 2019) – Reading Partners
Funded the purchase of at least two age-appropriate books to give to each child read to by their senior volunteers
Kansas Reading Roadmap (Dec, 2019) – After School and Summer Programs
Funded the purchase of books for their after school and summer programs for at-risk readers
The Literacy Project (Dec, 2019) – Pre-K Spanish, STEM and Multicultural Books
Funded the purchase of Pre-K Spanish, STEM, and multicultural books
Read to Grow (Dec, 2019) – Childhood Literacy Programs
Funded the purchase of books to be placed in area agencies to serve their clients
Kids Soar (Dec, 2019) – Literacy Initiative Program
Funded the purchase of curriculum materials, books, and printed materials for their Literacy Initiative program
Medina County District Library (Nov, 2019) – Book Baby Shower
Funded give away books for the Book Baby Shower for newborn to kindergarten children
East Marshall Community School District (Nov, 2019) – Really Great Reading Countdown
Funded the purchase of the Really Great Reading Countdown program to teach kindergarten students the foundational skills of phonics at East Marshall Elementary
Frederick County Public Schools (Nov, 2019) – Books for PATHS Program
Funded the purchase of 60 copies of four different books to be used in the PATHS program at Valley Elementary
Bellefonte Area School District (Nov, 2019) – One Book, One Bellefonte
Funded the purchase of books to give away to community members for their One Book, One Bellefonte program.
United Way of the Brazos Valley (Nov, 2019) – Baby Bundles Program
Partially funded their Baby Bundles program which delivers a bundle of books and supplies to every newborn in the Brazos Valley
Books Are Gems (Nov, 2019) – 6 Free Books Program
Funded the purchase of books for their 6 Free Books program
Literacy Council of Kingsport (Nov, 2019) – Literacy Legacy: Pathways to Success
Funding for their Literacy Legacy: Pathways to Success program
Joseph & Florence Mandel Jewish Day School (Nov, 2019) – Cover to Cover Book Club
Funded the purchase of books for their Cover to Cover Book Club for grades 1-5
Bunker Hills Elementary School PTO (Nov, 2019) – Book Club for Kids
Funded books and supplies for the PTOs book club for kids
Waynesboro City Public Schools (Oct, 2019) – Kate Collins Middle School
Funded the purchase of class sets of novels for the Kate Collins Middle School
Henderson County Schools (Oct, 2019) – Thema B. Johnson Early Learning Center
Books, buckets, bins, and labels for the Thelma B. Johnson Early Learning Center
Friends of the Cimarron City Library (Oct, 2019) – Bilingual and Early Literacy Materials
Funded new bilingual and early literacy materials including contents for Born to Read bags
Appalachian Regional Library (Oct, 2019) – Wilkes County Public Library Children's Room
Purchased books to replenish the collection of their recently renovated children’s room
Mercy Learning Center of Bridgeport (Oct, 2019) – Women Adult Learning Program
Funded the purchase of textbooks for women adult learners
Access Books (Sep, 2019) – Refurbishing School Libraries
Funded the purchase of books for the refurbishing of school libraries
Midwest City High School (Sep, 2019) – Encouraging Reluctant Readers
Funded the purchase of novels, including lower reading levels, to encourage pleasure reading among reluctant readers
Reach Out and Read of Connecticut and Massachusetts (Sep, 2019) – Books for Well-Child Visits
Funded free books given to children ages 6 months to 5 years during their region’s pediatric well-child visits
DIBS for Kids (Sep, 2019) – Children's Book Libraries
Funded the placement of children’s book libraries in Omaha area school classrooms
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana (Sep, 2019) – Real Men Read Pogram
Funded the purchase of books for the Real Men Read program in which volunteering men visit 250 2nd & 3rd grade classrooms to read to the children and give them books to take home
Carnegie Middle School (Sep, 2019) – Leveling Up with Literacy
Funded the purchase of classroom sets of engaging books to be used in their Leveling Up with Literacy project in grades 6, 7, & 8
Angleton ISD Education Foundation Inc. (Sep, 2019) – Readers Theater
Funds to purchase Readers Theater books and materials for use by teachers in grades 6-12 to encourage reading
Learn to Read of St. Lucie County (Aug, 2019) – Reading Assessment Software
Funded the implementation of CASAS software assessment program for 200 adult students of reading
Vista Academy Foundation (Aug, 2019) – PebbleGo Software
Funded a platinum subscription to PebbleGo for grades K-5 for the school year
Team First Book New Hanover County (Aug, 2019) – Book Giveaway
Helped purchase two new books each for children in grades K-2 to take home and keep
Peaches and Sourcream Children's Foundation (Aug, 2019) – School Roll/Honor Roll Program
Funded the purchase of books and materials for their School Roll/Honor Roll program
American Printing House for the Blind (Aug, 2019) – Braille Tales
Funded the translation of children’s books into braille, and a giveaway to unsighted children in their Braille Tales program.
Broward Schools (Aug, 2019) – Phonics for Reading
Funded the purchase of materials for their Phonics for Reading program at Annabel C. Perry Elementary
Family Support Circle (Aug, 2019) – Out of School Literacy Program
Funds for books, games, and supplies to be used in their out of school literacy program
Ferst Readers of Cobb County, GA – Free Books for Children
Funded 100 children for 1 year, each to receive 1 book per month until their 5th birthday
Goodwill Industries of KYOWVA Area (Aug, 2019) – Adult Literacy Program
Funded the purchase of the Essential Education Learning Program and books from Adult New Readers Press for their literacy program
Seedlings Braille Books for Children (Aug, 2019) – Books for the National Federation for the Blind Summer Academy
Funds to provide 600 braille books to students in the National Federation for the Blind’s Summer Academy
Children's Literacy Network (Aug, 2019) – Books by Mail
Funded their project to mail books to children in 1st through 5th grade
Worcester County Board of Education (Aug, 2019) – Literacy Nights
Funded Snow Hill Middle School’s 3 Literacy Nights, books and book bags for children to take home, and books and supplies for after school tutoring
Hope Mentoring foundation (Aug, 2019) – Program Materials
Funded the purchase of books, reading materials, and project materials related to reading
Erie Catholic School System – Journeys Language Arts Program
Provided funds toward purchasing the texts and curriculum for first graders in the Journeys K-5 Language Arts Program
Golden Grove Elementary School – Reading Plus Software
Provided funds toward the purchase of a Reading Plus software license for one year
Wildcat Extension Education Foundation – Parent University
Funded the purchase of giveaway books for children in the Parent University program
Bloomington Community Education – Bloomington Bookfest
Funded the purchase of books to give to children, alongside author fees and costume rentals for literary characters at Bloomington Bookfest
Liberty Public Schools – Books to Go
Provided funds to purchase books, book bags, and a cart for the Books to Go program at Franklin Elementary School
International Book Project – Books for Refugee Families
Funded the purchase of bookshelves to house free books provided by the organization for 54 refugee families in central Kentucky
Children's Dyslexia Center of Indianapolis – Tutors and Supplies
Provided funding for tutors, tutor training, and books and supplies for the center
Tulsa Pop Kids – Comic Book Giveaway
Funded the purchase of comic books for giveaways in six schools
Stonewall Jackson Youth Development Center - NC Dept of Public Safety – Reading for the Great Escape Program
Funded the purchase of supplies, books, and software for the Reading for the Great Escape Program in seven juvenile justice centers
San Bernardino County Office of Education – 2019 Reading Rally
Funded the purchase of giveaway books for the 2019 Reading Rally for Pre-K to 3rd grade students
Cecil County Public Schools – Daily Announcements Lottery
Funded the purchase of giveaway books for school children in a daily lottery associated with the school announcements at Northeast Elementary
Hickory Creek Child Center – Book Giveaway Program
Funded the purchase of books for 80 children to take home. One book per week for seven weeks.
The Riverview School – Leveled Readers for Students with Disabilities
Funded the purchase of leveled readers for special education in an elementary school that serves students with autism, Down syndrome and other physical, emotional, or multiple disabilities
Rutherford County Schools – English as a Second Language
Funded the purchase of books to be used by ESL teachers and students at Cedar Grove Elementary
Multisensory Reading Centers of Puerto Rico – Readers for the Future
Funded the purchase of books and supplies for the classrooms in their Readers for the Future program
Centerville Middle School – Multi-Senosry Learners
Funded the purchase of lexiled books and building planks for multi-sensory learners
Literacy Volunteers of Harrison County – Reading Program for Students
Funded the purchase of books and supplies for students
LEADS – CHAMPS Centers for Pre-Schoolers
Funded the purchase of shelves and books for their eight new CHAMPS centers for pre-schoolers and caregivers
The Junior League of Tampa – Giveaway Books for Summer Bookmobiles
Funded the purchase of giveaway books for their Summer Saturday Bookmobiles
School Board of Broward County – Leveled Literacy Intervention Kit
Funded the purchase of a kit for use with various classrooms of students at Heron Heights Elementary School
Read Charlotte - Foundation for the Carolinas – Book-A-Palooza
Provided funds for schools to purchase age-appropriate, high-interest titles for their Book-A-Palooza event
Elwood School – One School, One Book
Funded the purchase of books for their One School, One Book program
Ozarks Literacy Council - Literacy Volunteers of America – Curriculum Books
Funded the purchase of new books for their curriculum
Code Read, Inc. – Child Literacy Program
Funded the purchase of giveaway books for children in Title 1 elementary schools who live in foster care or transitional housing
Seeds of Literacy – Adult Literacy Programs
Funded the purchase of books for book clubs, prizes, and adult new readers
Austin Independent School District (May, 2019) – Buford the Book Bus
Funded giveaway books for their summer reading program
Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore (May, 2019) – Family Reading Circles and Books for Me
We funded the purchase of books for the Family Reading Circles and Books for Me programs for disadvantaged children in Baltimore, MD.
Literacy Action, Inc. (May, 2019) – Adult Literacy Programs
Funded the purchase of textbooks and giveaway books for adult literacy programs
Twin Falls School District (May, 2019) – Accelerated Reader for Elementary Students
Funded the use of Accelerated Reader at Sawtooth Elementary School
The Right Path Therapeutic Riding Academy (May, 2019) – Read to your Horse
Contributed to the book fund to purchase titles for their Read to your Horse program
READ Assocation of Saginaw (May, 2019) – Reading Stars
Covered the cost of books and t-shirts given to Reading Stars readers 3 times per year
Cummins Leadership Foundation (May, 2019) – Community Reading Nights
Funded the purchase of books for their literacy program at their Community Reading Nights
Assistance League of San Jose – Readers are Leaders
Funded books for classroom libraries and book giveaways as part of their Readers are Leaders program
Free Library of Philadelphia – Read and Rise
Funded giveaway books to children in their Read and Rise summer literacy program
Cuyahoga County Public Library – 1-2-3 READ, Engage with Me, and Kindergarten Boost Club
Funded book giveaways for their literacy iniatives: 1-2-3 READ, Engage with Me, and Kindergarten Boost Club
Gowan Science Academy PTO – Rolling STEM Library Boxes
Supported a mobile STEM library using a rolling automotive toolbox filled with STEM books.
Shelby County Schools Board of Education – Decodable Readers for Special Curriculum
Funded the purchase of decodable readers for the special curriculum at Cherokee Elementary School
Lee County Board of Commissioners – Summer Reading Program
Funded the purchasing of books to give to children and teens through the Lee County Library Summer Reading Program
St. Mary's Hospital Foundation for Children – Toddler Story Time
Funded the Toddler Story Time literacy program for special needs children in the hospital
Education Foundation for Billings Public Schools – Reading Rocks
Funded the purchase of books for their summer Reading Rocks literacy program
Carroll County Library – Battle of the Books
4th through 8th graders from 26 schools compete live by answering questions about books they have read during the school year. We funded the purchase of the books for each child.
Platte Valley Literacy Assocation – Adult Reading Classes
Funded books and supplies for their library, and for giveaways to GED, literacy, and ESL students
Love of Learning, Inc. (Feb, 2019) – Reading Program for Disadvantaged Children
Love of Learning sends volunteers to shelters and subsidized housing locations who read to children and then allow each child to choose a book to keep. We funded the books.
Diamond Educational Excellence Partnership (Feb, 2019) – Summer Readers – Future Leaders
Funded the purchase of phonics, reading accuracy and fluency, and science materials for the Summer Readers – Future Leaders program
Early Childhood School Library (Jan, 2019) – Read with Me Program
This school encourages reading in the home by asking parents to read to children for 15 minutes a night. After logging their reading, children are given a free book each month.
Denver Public Library Friends Foundation (Dec, 2018) – Diverse Books for Read Aloud Program for Preschoolers
This program helps meet the early literacy and developmental needs of over 6,000 of Denver’s preschool children from families of low-income who are educationally at-risk. The funds were used to update the collection with needed diverse books.
Henderson Memorial Library (Dec, 2018) – Update Nonfiction Collection of Elementary School
Henderson Public Library worked together with Jefferson Elementary School to update the school library’s nonfiction collection.
Words Alive (Dec, 2018) – Read Aloud Program
The Read Aloud program presents programs to 103 preschool and elementary classrooms in underserved areas of San Diego. Believe in Reading funded the books giveaway portion of this project.
Smart Start Central Oklahoma (Dec, 2018) – Books Matter
The Books Matter Program provides one new books each month to children of first-time mothers who qualify for WIC. The program serves children from birth to age 2 by piggybacking on home visits provided by other agencies in the city.
Rothsay Public School (Dec, 2018) – Family Reading Engagements
Rothsay School, a pre-K to 12th grade school presented Muffins with Moms, Donuts with Dads, and Book Bingo, with free books giveaways to kids.
Coach Sam's Inner Circle (Nov, 2018) – Aiming Higher After School Program
Coach Sam’s Inner Circle Foundation presents after school programs in several Cleveland school with low income and low performing students. This grant supports their literacy efforts.
Boys & Girls Clubs of South Alabama (Nov, 2018) – Gulf Coast Children's Book Festival Book Giveaway
The Boys & Girls Clubs of South Alabama will conduct a Children’s Book Festival, and will give away free books to the children who attend.
Lawrence School (Nov, 2018) – Alphabet Adventures
Lawrence School is an independent, nonprofit, co-educational school for children with learning differences and attention deficits. This grant funds materials for Alphabet Adventures, a literacy program for preschool to Grade 4 students.
Community Service Council (Nov, 2018) – Baby Book Clubs (in Spanish)
Offers Baby Book Club sessions for parents and children in schools in Hispanic neighborhoods of Tulsa.
San Antonio Public Library Foundation (Sep, 2018) – Little Read Wagon
Purchase books in support of the Little Read Wagon program, which travels around the city and helps improve kindergarten readiness through educational parent and informal caregiver workshops.
Highlands School District Early Childhood Center (Sep, 2018) – Phonemic Awareness Materials
Purchase of materials to implement a phonemic awareness program for kindergarten children.
The Literacy Council of Central Alabama (Sep, 2018) – Books for The Year of Food project
Believe in Reading funds will be used to purchase books on cooking and gardening for adult learners in the literacy program’s Year of Food project.
Highlands Early Childhood Center (Sep, 2018) – Phonemic Awareness Project
Funding for implementation of phonemic awareness program for Kindergartners.
REFORMA: The National Association to Promote Library & Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking (Aug, 2018) – REFORMA Children in Crisis Project
A view of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities shows refugee children waiting in large storage-like facilities with no activities to occupy their minds through learning and play while they are being processed. REFORMA implemented a project, Children in Crisis, in 2014 to solicit donations, purchase and deliver books for these children who are largely from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. This task force is made up of Spanish speaking and bilingual/bicultural librarians who can help library staff and community members more effectively assist the unaccompanied refugee children who are arriving.
Jupiter Middle School, Palm Beach County Library, El Sol Neighborhood Resource Center (Aug, 2018) – The Jupiter Middle School Girls Book Club
This collaborative group includes experts in health, reading, adolescent librarianship, and mental health. Fifteen girls will meet after school each week to discuss books that they’re reading. The girls come from day laborer, migrant worker, or small business families, and most contribute to family income by caring for younger siblings, and maintaining the household. For most of the girls, the books purchased with funds from Believe in Reading will be the first books they have ever owned. For all of them, it will be the first time they will be reading books that they have chosen.
Rogers County Literacy Council (Aug, 2018) – Caring Grands
The Council sends grandparent volunteers into schools to work on reading skills with students who need it most. Believe in Reading supports purchase of books to give to the children.
Margaretta Elementary School (Jun, 2018) – Kids Read Now Summer Program
Margaretta Elementary School’s Kids Read Now program gives free books to children K-5 for summer reading, and follows up with books by mail throughout the summer to keep kids reading.
Friends of the Medina County District Library (Jun, 2018) – Summer Reading Game
The Friends of the Medina County District Library sponsors their Summer Reading Game. Children who finish the game claim free books that they can keep.
Austin Independent School District, TX (May, 2018) – Buford the Book Bus
Purchased 3,600 books to be distributed through the book bus to children who live in “book deserts” for their summer reading program.
Carroll County Library, MD (Mar, 2018) – Battle of the Books
Purchased books for over 1500 students who studied them during the school year and battled over their knowledge at the end of the school year.
Lee County Library System (Feb, 2018) – Summer Reading Prizes
Grant funds allow Lee County Library System to purchase prize books for children and teens who participate in their annual summer reading program which has over 10,000 participants.
Assistance League (Feb, 2018) – Readers Are Leaders Program
ALSJ members read carefully chosen books to over 1,000 students in low socioeconomic areas of San Jose, using costumes and supplementary materials to make them interesting, then donate the books to the schools to keep.
St. Mary's Hospital Foundation for Children (Feb, 2018) – Toddler Storytime Literacy Program
Nonprofit hospital for post-acute care of children with special needs teaches reading by concentrating on a word of the month and a book of the month, which they then give to each child to keep.
Henderson Public Library (Jan, 2018) – Reopen Elementary School Library
The Public Library will buy books to reopen the school library which was closed in 2012.
Houston Public Library (Dec, 2017) – Recovery Efforts from Hurricane Harvey
Seven of the 42 branch libraries were significantly damaged. Funds were used to purchase replacement books and materials.
Rothsay Public School (Dec, 2017) – Book Bingo, Muffins with Moms & Donuts with Dads Programs
Purchased books to be given away at these programs for parents and children.
San Antonio Public Library Foundation (Nov, 2017) – New Copies of Classics
The Library passed a bond issue to remodel its Main Library children’s area, and will use the funds to buy fresh copies to replace shabby classics.
Cuyahoga County Public Library (Nov, 2017) – 1-2-3 Read Program
To fund 1-2-3 Reading Camps for children, and Reader Boost Camps for parents.
Lawrence School (Oct, 2017) – Codebreakers
This school has developed an early literacy program tailored to their students. Funds paid for reading support materials.
Denver Public Library Friends Foundation (Sep, 2017) – Read Aloud Program
Reached over 6,000 at risk children with volunteers who read to them, and donated the books read to the schools.
Coach Sam's Inner Circle (Sep, 2017) – Aiming Higher Program
After school literacy program serving children in five low performing schools in Cleveland.
Free Library of Philadelphia (Sep, 2017) – Read by Fourth
Serving children in grades K-4, this is a citywide program supported by over 90 partner institutions.
Elkhart Community Schools (Jun, 2017) – Adult Education Program
Purchased books and materials for their Leveled Resource Center for new readers.
Friends of the Cleveland Public Library (May, 2017) – Summer Reading Giveaway
Purchased books to give away to children in their Summer Reading Program.
Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore City (May, 2017) – Steps to School Readiness
Funds to provide emergent literacy programs for preschoolers and parents
Literary Council of Central Alabama (May, 2017) – Literacy Program
Funds used to buy books and other materials including curriculum and teacher materials and high interest low reading level books.
Oklahoma Literacy Coalition (May, 2017) – Summer Phonics Workshops
The coalition provided workshops in three cities for teachers and tutors in reading, presenting teaching tools and explaining the use of phonics in teaching. Funds purchased teaching materials and tools.
Literacy Coalition of Kokomo (Apr, 2017) – Reading Rabbits
Provided free books to preschoolers of low income families
Creek County Literacy Program (Feb, 2017) – Caring Grands
Funded books, supplies, and training for grandparents who tutor 1st and 2nd graders in reading
San Antonio Public Library Foundation (Dec, 2016) – Read "Write" Adult Literacy Program
Adults learning to read often find it difficult to find books of interest written at an easy reading level. Rather than expecting them to read children’s books, this program seeks out and purchases easy-to-read materials of interest to adults and provides them to students through a comprehensive adult literacy program.
Bd of Trustees of Carroll County Public Library (Dec, 2016) – Battle of the Books Competition
Students spend the school year reading 10 to 12 books chosen for their grade level. At the end of the year, the battle commences, as teams compete to see who knows the most about the books they read. Believe in Reading funded the purchase of the books for the teams.
Gross Schechter Day School (Dec, 2016) – Read for Life Program
Funded books, incentives, decorations, and speaker fee for their year-long program
Rogers County Literacy Council (Oct, 2016) – Reading Grands
Believe in Reading helped the Rogers County Literacy Program fund their program which aims to use volunteer seniors (Grands) to tutor elementary school children who are having trouble reading at the appropriate grade level.
Coach Sam's Inner Circle (Sep, 2016) – Aiming High
Aiming Higher literacy intervention is an after school program in schools with the lowest reading scores.
Denver Public Library Friends Foundation (Sep, 2016) – Read Aloud Project
The Read Aloud program sends 130 trained volunteers and library staff members to nearly 380 Head Start and Early Childhood Education centers where they teach the six preschool Pre-Literacy skills by reading aloud to the children.
Lawrence School (Aug, 2016) – Codebreakers
Our funds allowed an update of curriculum materials in the successful Codebreakers program for K-6 students with learning differences.
Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore City (Jun, 2016) – In Honor of Carla Hayden-Steps to School Readiness
Funds to provide emergent literacy programs for preschoolers and parents
Foundation for the Toronto Public Library (May, 2016) – Storytime Outreach
Supported a program to high needs communities to help parents and preschoolers with emergent literacy skills.
Davidson County Library Foundation (May, 2016) – Super Reading, Super Heroes
Funded outreach to day care centers and schools providing literacy learning software for 4th to 8th graders and accompanying superhero-themed programming
Queens Borough Public Library (Jun, 2016) – Kick Off to Kindergarten
Funded three more series in their 90-minute, 8-week session training program for parents
Friends & Family of PS 11 (Jun, 2016) – Literacy Annual Fund (In Memory of Abe Sass)
Funded support for students in the school’s literacy program
Bd. Of County Commisioners, Lee County Library System (Jun, 2016) – Summer Reading Program
Grant funds allow Lee County Library System to purchase prize books for children and teens who participate in their annual summer reading program which has over 10,000 participants.
Library Legacy Foundation, Toledo & Lucas County Public Library (May, 2016) – Kindergarten Kickstart
The library provides workshops for kids getting ready to start kindergarten. Funds from Believe in Reading allowed them to purchase 3,000 books to be included in the backpacks given to each child to keep.
Free Library of Philadelphia (May, 2016) – Read by 4th
Read by 4th is a citywide project coordinated by the library and involving more than 80 organizations. It is dedicated to helping 1500 additional children per year to read at their grade level by 4th grade.
Mid-Continent Public Library (Apr, 2016) – Library-by-Mail Reading Assistance
Purchased magnifiers and e-readers for home bound library users
Friends of the Cleveland Public Library (Apr, 2016) – Summer Reading Club
Believe in Reading provided funds to purchase 1,100 books that were given as prizes to participants in the 2016 Summer Reading Program.
Cuyahoga Co. Public Library (Mar, 2016) – 1-2-3 Read
1-2-3 Read provides reading tutors for students in grades 1 to 3. Funds from Believe in Reading allowed the library to add the program to one more branch.

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