by Kathleen Wydler | Sep 4, 2026 | Uncategorized
Our summer intern Mia Chien, an English major at Stanford University, learned about the Children’s Book Project from her mom, a principal at Rise Prep in the Bayview who gets free books for her students at our Book Bank. Mia enjoys volunteering with us because:... by Kathleen Wydler | Jul 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
Having the freedom to read diverse and engaging books is proven to promote children’s joy of reading and boost their reading scores. Further, a meta-analysis shows that continued engagement in reading over the summer benefits children, especially those from... by Kathleen Wydler | May 31, 2026 | Uncategorized
Tamara Harris, an English major at the University of San Francisco, also served as a reading tutor at Rosa Parks Elementary School in San Francisco, where she found “the students were always wanting more books.” She’s happy to fulfill her senior... by Kathleen Wydler | May 4, 2026 | Uncategorized
When he worked at Mercy Housing’s Sunnydale community center The Hub, Alejandro Buenrostro came to our Book Bank and was “thrilled to get everything we could have wanted to stock libraries in the community center, reading nooks across properties, and... by Kathleen Wydler | Mar 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
“On a late February morning, a group of fourth graders from Moscone Elementary School in the Mission District stepped off a yellow school bus and entered a Bayview warehouse filled with books.” A reporter with independent news site Mission Local visited...