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Children’s Book Author Patricia Brady-Danzig Shared FABRIZIO’S FABLE with Children in Harlem

• April 10th, 2013

On Thursday, April 10th, author Patricia Brady-Danzig performed a reading of her book Fabrizio’s Fable to 88 children at one of our library sites in West Harlem. The children loved the charming tale, written in English and Italian, about a wily little mouse named Fabrizio, who uses his wit to escape a hungry cat named Luigi. The book also includes a CD of a song entitled “Fabrizio’s Song,” which is written by the author, and sung in English and Italian by the Celebration Singers Children’s Choir. To see photos of the reading, please visit our Facebook album (https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.609131779115280.1073741825.114013251960471&type=1). To learn more about  Fabrizio’s Fable and Patricia Brady-Danzig, please visit her website at http://www.pbdmusic.com/fabrizio.html.

BOOKS FOR KIDS IS A PROUD RECIPIENT OF A GRANT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

• January 11th, 2013

We are very proud to announce that Books for Kids was awarded a $880,131 grant over two years from the Department of Education as part of its Innovative Approaches to Literacy Grant Initiative, which is an effort of behalf of the Department of Education to fund entrepreneurial, national non-profits, and we are honored to have been selected.

The grant focuses on implementing historically successful literacy programming, research and evaluation in four of our New York libraries in Brooklyn under the direction of, and in partnership with, the esteemed expert, Dr. Susan B. Neuman. 100% of the cost of this project is covered by the Department of Education grant funds. This is an incredible opportunity for Books for Kids libraries to be used to their maximum potential and to truly change the landscape of early childhood education and our nation.

CAPITAL ONE BANK, ING DIRECT AND BOOKS FOR KIDS OPENED TWO LIBRARIES IN DECEMBER 2012 IN NEW HAVEN, CT AND SEATTLE, WA

• December 10th, 2012

In December 2012, Capital One Bank and ING DIRECT Kids Foundation opened two libraries in New Haven, CT and Seattle, WA.  These libraries were the fourth and fifth libraries opened in the national rollout of the Capital One, ING DIRECT Kids Foundation and Books for Kids partnership.

On December 10, 2012 the Catholic Charities Child Development Center located in New Haven, CT dedicated their new children’s library. The New Haven preschool currently serves 40 children ages 3 to 5.  100% of the families with children that attend each day live below the poverty level. Catholic Charities exists to promote the dignity, self-sufficiency and human potential of those in need.

A few days later on December 13, 2012, Capital One Bank and ING Direct Kids Foundation dedicated the library in Seattle, WA at Solid Ground. Solid Ground – formerly the Fremont Public Association – has helped Seattle’s most vulnerable community members overcome economic crises and develop the skills and resources they need to thrive. The library, located in the organization’s childcare room, will serve approximately 200 children and families.

Capital One Bank, ING DIRECT and Books for Kids transformed the spaces at both Solid Ground and the Catholic Charities Child Development Center into inviting reading nooks, with special features including more than 600 brand new, library-ready, age-appropriate books, colorful and inviting interior design, a puppet theater stocked with puppets, Leapfrog and Hooked on Phonics enriching educational tools, child-friendly seating and a listening center with table, headphones and audiobooks.

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The mission of the Books for Kids Foundation is to promote literacy among all children with a special emphasis on low-income and at-risk preschool-aged children. Books for Kids creates libraries, donates books, and partners with literacy programs to develop the critical early foundation and skills which young children need to be successful in life.

Studies show that emergent literacy in preschoolers must be supported by a print-rich environment. Books for Kids ensures that Department of Education-recommended books are available wherever children spend their day, by donating books and establishing libraries in those facilities. We also ensure that each child receives a brand new book to take home and share with their family.

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In 1986, the Books for Kids Foundation was created by a few individuals in New York City who recognized that children who do not have adequate access to books must surmount enormous disadvantages when entering school.

What began as an informal project to collect and distribute 1,000 books to needy children for the holidays quickly took on much greater dimensions when we placed 2,000 books in the first year and 9,000 in the next. It was clear to the founders that an organization providing access to age-appropriate books for low-income children with little or no resources was desperately needed.

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