Volunteer Spotlight

We’re delighted Caitlin Garcia, a rising senior at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, is serving as our media and marketing intern this summer. Caitlin wanted to explore the nonprofit sector in her internship for her Journalism/Public Relations major, and finds the...

Stock Up for the New School Year!

It’s Back-to-School season at the Book Bank, and our shelves are full of beautiful books for children ages 0–18. Our wonderful supporters donate books and run book drives all year round so we can keep engaging, free books flowing to the kids who need them most....

Five Little Monkeys Gives Back on August 12

Our wonderful supporters at Five Little Monkeys will donate 10% of all sales (online or in-store) on Saturday, August 12, to Children’s Book Project! Five Little Monkeys is a community based, hands-on toy store focused on providing unique, high-quality toys and...

Our Volunteers Make a Difference

We give away more than 12,000 books a month to children who need them, and our dedicated volunteers are key to fulfilling our mission. Volunteers help us process even more donated books than we give away by counting, sorting, stocking, weeding, categorizing, leveling,...

Hot off the Press: Our Book Reviews Page!

Visit our new Book Reviews page to learn about some of the exciting and inclusive children’s books that come through the Book Bank for children and families who need them. So far, we’ve selected titles celebrating Black History and Women’s History Months....