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… and we are deeply grateful for this wonderful

… and we are deeply grateful for this wonderful outpouring of books for our families to enjoy, year after year. Tania Stanchich runs the New Brunswick Early Childhood Education program. Our recurring bi-lingual book donations help support the efforts the program workers to work with children amid developmental concerns. Year after year, Tania expresses her deepest gratitude for the books that we provide. This is what we do - create ongoing access to books for those children who need it. All kids should have books to call their own.

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Thrilled to hear that the vaccination clinic hoste

Thrilled to hear that the vaccination clinic hosted this weekend was a success. So glad that Nurse Reardon picked up nearly 900 books for the kids to choose on the way out!
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Thursday throwback. From one of the very first boo

Thursday throwback. From one of the very first book distributions we did in Keansburg. Over 15 years have passed since that day. Countless donations and countless smiling kids.
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There are countless kids across New Jersey who continue to wait for either their first or more books from us. Even from a storage unit, we are working hard to overcome ongoing challenges to continue getting donations out to the kids who need them. One book at a time, we are leveling the playing field to create access to books for all kids. Reading is a right - not a privilege.
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This is the year of the non-challenge book challen

This is the year of the non-challenge book challenge. Set your own reading goals. Or not. Just read more books! (We do have one teeny ask … let us know what you are reading - we love to share good recommendations!)
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#readingrocks

From a 7th grade teacher who received books for he

From a 7th grade teacher who received books for her students - who have little to no access to books in their homes. Robust classroom libraries are a critical component in supporting the ongoing development of literacy skills and encouraging a love of reading. As long as students are not penalized if they do not return a book and as long as students are allowed to take our books home at the end of the year for summer reading, we will provide books to teachers for their classroom libraries. We haven’t met a teacher yet who isn’t fine with this.
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What’s on your list this year? #readersofinstagr

What’s on your list this year?
#readersofinstagram #readmorebooks #readingrocks

This month alone we sent out nearly 5,000 books … to Afghan children living at @jbmdl, to a holiday food distribution in Jersey City that would serve 1200 people, and to a young family with only ONE book in their home. All from three 10x10 storage units. One book at a time, we are leveling the playing field by getting as many books as possible into the hands and homes of kids who need them. We know that there are still countless children who still need our books. Without an operating facility, it is getting more challenging each day to meet the requests for books that are coming in from across New Jersey.
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We are grateful for all the amazing book donations. But, we need your financial support in order to secure a new home. Please help us continue our story by making a financial donation today. Link in bio.
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Thank you for your support. ~Abby Daly, Founder & Executive Director (pictured above)
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My family earned some serious ⭐️⭐️⭐️ t

My family earned some serious ⭐️⭐️⭐️ today. After I told them that Bishop Bland couldn’t get to our storage unit last night to pick up nearly 1900 books to go along with the NJ BITE Holiday Giveaway today because of traffic and accidents on the Turnpike, they volunteered to drive the books to Jersey City! Bishop Bland, who is a big book advocate, was thrilled to have the books after all. She shared that they would be serving 1200 people. Thank you my ❤️❤️❤️ for making this happen.
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This is what finding a book about something you lo

This is what finding a book about something you love - dinosaurs - looks like. This is what it looks like when someone asks you for a picture and keeps you from reading the book you just found about something you love. ❤️
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Every child at the Freehold Acelero #headstart wil

Every child at the Freehold Acelero #headstart will get a new #blackwidow easy reader and the chance to choose a book to take home for the Holidays! Center Director, Jen Bagdanov, is always thrilled to put books into the hands and homes of her students!
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Ron picked up this year’s donation of 1460 books

Ron picked up this year’s donation of 1460 books that will be distributed to the 1200 children currently in the New Brunswick Early Childhood Program. In her request this year, Tania Stanchich, who runs this program, said “The difficult part of this pandemic and school year is that more parents seem to be experiencing severe economic stress. We have been steeped in crisis intervention this year!” She expressed her joy and gratitude to have our books for the children she serves.
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Nichelle Douglas is a Long Branch elementary teach

Nichelle Douglas is a Long Branch elementary teacher who has been getting books from us for several years now. Her students do not have many books in their homes. She changes this by hosting events for the kids and parents to pick books to keep and enjoy at home. She teaches the joy of books and stories and her kids are thrilled! This donation will be distributed at a holiday “Books for Bingo” event. All kids need books in their homes.
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Keeping Families Together is a Catholic Charities

Keeping Families Together is a Catholic Charities program that provides intensive, wrap around services to keep families together to avoid homelessness. Leonie Dumont is one of two service providers for families in 4 separate NJ counties. The 365 books that she picked up on Friday will be distributed to the 100+ children, ages 0-20 in these 4 counties along with other holiday gifts. She was thrilled with the selection and looking forward to sharing the books with the kids she serves!
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Honored to receive this recognition from the Shrew

Honored to receive this recognition from the Shrewsbury Chapter of the DAR.
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Last week, the school social worker at a local el

Last week, the school social worker at a local elementary e-mailed to ask for some Spanish children’s books to go home with 2 of his littlest students. In speaking with the kid’s mom, he learned that there was only ONE book in the home. Having more books that the mom can read to the kids in order to support their development of language skills. Of course, we purchased a selection of 10 high interest kid’s books in Spanish which we delivered today. The social worker also told us that the kids like #pawpatrol and #princesses. Since there were no Spanish books about either, we also included a #pawpatrol and a #frozen early reader for the kids to enjoy!
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This is what we do everyday. Try to level the playing field for all kids by making sure that they have access to appropriate, high-interest books to call their own. Going from ONE book in the home to THIRTEEN is definitely a start. All children need a fair chance to succeed in school. It’s an investment in our future.
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Doing a book drive makes a great mitzvah project!

Doing a book drive makes a great mitzvah project! Thank you Will for choosing us & the kids we serve as the beneficiaries of your mitzvah project! The books that you collected are great and the kids will love receiving them! Congratulations!
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That’s 800 books in the back of that car - inclu

That’s 800 books in the back of that car - including the latest #wimpykid book! Lakewood Middle School Librarian Karen Mandanici will start with a book distribution for her 6th grade - allowing the kids to come through and choose books. We’re busy boxing a 2nd donation for her to pick up in the coming weeks. She will then repeat the process with her 7th and 8th grade classes. She shared how much the kids enjoyed picking books last year and that they are already excited about this year’s books!
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Vineland Board of Education Employees drove 4 hour

Vineland Board of Education Employees drove 4 hours round trip to pick up 845 Pre-K books - including nearly 200 Spanish & bi-lingual books - for students in the Casimer M. Dallago Early Learning Center! All kids should have books to call their own.
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It’s #GivingTuesday and we’re still at it! Ple

It’s #GivingTuesday and we’re still at it! Please consider helping by donating books from our Amazon Wishlist (link in bio) so we can continue to provide ongoing access of books for underserved children throughout NJ in order to support the development of literacy skills and encourage the love of reading.
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It takes a village, but let’s change the world together, one book at a time!
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Thank you for giving the gift of literacy!
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