Key Pillars
ACCESS TO BOOKSEARLY LITERACY
Designed For: PreK-12
Funding: Title I, Title III, SIG, 21st CCLC, Head Start, Early Head Start
Selection: English & Spanish
What It Includes: Educational Programs, Grades Pre-K-8 Collections, High School Collections, Pre-K-12 Paperbacks, Bilingual & Spanish Paperback & Collections, Super Saver Collections, $1 Book Specials
Ideal User: Teachers, Schools, Districts, Community Based Organizations, and Parents
Why It's Important
Creating a text-rich environment is essential to academic success. Children need literacy building experiences both inside and outside school. More and more schools are realizing the power of ongoing book giveaways for their students. Increasing access to books has been shown to improve reading motivation and reading performance.
Why It Works
Whether its weekly, monthly, or seasonal, anytime is a great time to give children books and inspire the love of reading.
Summer Reading Initiatives
Kindergarten Readiness Initiatives
Back-to-School Book Distributions
Family Literacy Night
After School Book Clubs
Winter and Spring Break