Thanks to Our Two Newest Sponsors KPMG and ING Direct.
• August 10th, 2010Books for Kids has added two great partners to its list of sponsors!!!! Click here to read more.
Books For Kids and Homewood Suites Open a Library in Memphis,TN!
• July 29th, 2010Books For Kids in partnership with Homewood Suites by Hilton opened a new library in Memphis, TN on July 28, 2010.
The “Lewis the Duck Reading Library” – named after the Homewood Suites’ mascot – is located on the campus of the Martin Luther King Jr. Head Start Center at 626 South Lauderdale in downtown Memphis. The special community event held on the day was attended by approximately 400 students and their families. This opening is the first in a series of libraries in partnership with Homewood Suites.
Please click here to view an interview with Books For Kids Executive Director, Shawna Doster.
Books For Kids has opened 4 NEW libraries in Harlem!
• July 7th, 2010Books For Kids has opened 4 new libraries in Harlem, bringing the total number of libraries built by the Books For Kids Foundation since its founding in 1986 to 64.
These libraries were made possible by the generosity of Tina Fey, Hachette Book Group and William Morris Endeavor Foundation and will provide a safe, secure, and educational environment for children from low-income families.
Click here to see photos of one of the libraries!
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.
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.
American Advertising Federation • The Barakett Foundation • Cotton Hall Asset Management • Diane von Furstenberg • The Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation • The Doster Family • Endeavor Foundation • HarperCollins • Highsmith • Holland & Knight • Hudson • The Brooke Jackman Foundation • Lydian Asset Management • McMaster-Carr • Francine Mozer • Pottery Barn Kids • Prime • The Pamela and Richard Rubinstein Foundation • Margaret & Douglas Simons