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Libraries

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To Find Out More About Upcoming Libraries Please Click Here

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Books for Kids creates and furnishes libraries within existing children’s centers. We enable children who may not have access to a public library to discover the world of books. We purchase and donate library bound books to create an actual lending program to familiarize children with standard practices.

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Each library is created with an age-appropriate collection which includes the core group of standard titles recommended by the Department of Education and early childhood literacy experts. Books are carefully selected to reflect the backgrounds and life experiences of the children in that community.

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Libraries include child friendly chairs and tables, colorful carpets, listening centers, puppets, motivational posters and more. These unique environments grant the opportunity to an early learning process that will lay the groundwork for their future success. Our libraries and programs encourage children to explore, think, discover, and learn.


Apply for a Library

If your organization is interested in applying for a library, click here for the Library Application. Please complete and submit by email to info@booksforkids.org or by fax to 212-594-2511.

Apply for Books

If your organization is interested in applying for a donation of books, click here for the Book Donation Application. Please complete and submit by email to info@booksforkids.org or by fax to 212-594-2511.

Please note:

Books for Kids only donates to tax-exempt organizations–not to individuals.

Books for Kids looks for organizations to be serving underprivileged children, at least 50% of whom live below the poverty line and/or qualify for free lunch.

Organizations receiving Book Donations must pick up books from the Books for Kids Warehouse in Jersey City, NJ. Books for Kids does not ship books.