"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 our Book Bank...

When Paloma Seligman, a sophomore at Urban School in San Francisco, heard our Board president Risa Schwartz describe the work of the Children's Book Project at Berkeley Model United Nations, she knew she wanted to get involved. "I'm super passionate about reading, and...

Through March 15, join our longtime supporters at Word for WordPlay's bold new stage adaptation of Dave Eggers’ The Eyes & the Impossible, winner of the 2024 Newbery Medal for excellence in children’s literature. The story takes you to the inner world of Johannes,...

We're delighted to share this video we just presented at the 2026 National Book Access Association's conference session on the nitty gritty of Book Bank operations. We're always so inspired to hear about all the creative, effective ways organizations around the...

We're proud of the impact we had last year! Your dedication to our mission helped us give free books to hundreds of thousands of children who need them throughout the Bay Area and beyond, with: 1 fabulous new Book Bank team member: Welcome, Meredith! 2 hardworking...

Our wonderful supporters at local independent Russian Hill Bookstore are running a toy drive through 12/15 to benefit the children and families served by our longtime client partner Potrero Hill Health Center, a public health clinic serving under-resourced families in...

The Community Photobooth is a youth-led photography collective using their cameras to create positive change. When you book a photoshoot in the San Francisco Bay Area now through January 15, they'll deliver high-quality, meaningful photos AND donate the proceeds to...

For the whole month of September, our longtime community partner Cole Hardware will collect spare change at registers AND children's book donations at all store locations in San Francisco and Oakland. Thanks, Cole Hardware, for your ongoing generous support of our...

The Library of Congress’ new National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Mac Barnett, led Storytime at our Book Bank. Mac (pictured at back) read from his graphic novel The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza with 5th graders from a local Title 1 elementary school and...

During National Volunteer Month, we are grateful for the legions of dedicated volunteers who have given countless hours to help us give away more than 3.3 million free books to children who need them since 1992. You lift our spirits, change young lives, and strengthen...