by Kathleen Wydler | Jul 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
We’re making our new Book Bank more comfortable, serving more clients every month, and have given out more free books for children who need them in the first six months of 2021 than in all of last year. We’re receiving ever more donations of beautiful, new...
by Cleo Blackketter | Apr 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
Supported by Community Vision, with funding from the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development’s Nonprofit Sustainability Initiative, we’re thrilled to receive a Relocation and Renovation Program Award and Reopening Grant for our...
by Cleo Blackketter | Mar 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
Since my students got books from [the Children’s Book Project], something is happening I’ve never seen before. They’re so excited about the books—we’re on Zoom and they share what they’re reading and talk about their favorite series with one another. I just sit...
by Cleo Blackketter | Feb 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
Miss San Joaquin County, Our Literacy Champion We are thrilled to partner with Miss San Joaquin County, our Literacy Champion! Emily Grimmius is a fearless advocate for students across California, and has created the Read Dream Succeed Initiative to promote literacy...
by Cleo Blackketter | Jan 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
• Almost 80,000 children’s books donated by individuals, local Book Bag hosts, businesses, publishers, authors, and organizers of book drives… • Nearly 60,000 children’s books given away… • More than 400 clients serving thousands of high-need kids at...
by Cleo Blackketter | Jan 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
We honor the late Kathryn Olney, who died peacefully at home on January 14th after a nearly four-year battle with breast cancer. An investigative journalist, Kathryn volunteered and served on the Board of Directors of the Children’s Book Project for many years,...
