by Kathleen Wydler | Nov 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
November 2020… …November 2021 1 year ago, we relocated our Book Bank to the Bayview District in San Francisco, and ever since are thriving and working better than ever to get books to children who need them most: 4 programs to meet community needs: Read... by Kathleen Wydler | Nov 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
We’re grateful for the longtime support of independent Noe Valley bookseller Folio Books! Check out our curated Giving Tree wishlist in-store and at foliosf.com through the end of the holiday season. Your purchase from the Giving Tree helps us give new,... by Kathleen Wydler | Oct 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
Since 1992, we’ve been giving free books to children who need them for equity in literacy, learning, and life. This October, we’re celebrating 29 years of service and have tallied up our biggest month ever despite the pandemic — 18,523 books given away and... by Kathleen Wydler | Aug 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
This August, our longtime community partner Cole Hardware will collect spare change at their registers AND children’s book donations at all their store locations in San Francisco and Oakland. Thanks, Cole Hardware, for your ongoing support of our mission to give... by Kathleen Wydler | Jul 31, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Children’s Book Project has been awarded a $15,000 California COVID Relief Grant in recognition of our ongoing work during the pandemic to give free books to children who need them. Research shows that children who grow up with books do better in literacy,... by Kathleen Wydler | Jul 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
We’re making our new Book Bank more comfortable, serving more clients every month, and have given out more free books for children who need them in the first six months of 2021 than in all of last year. We’re receiving ever more donations of beautiful, new...