Access Books Bay Area
We are excited to announce the expansion of the work of Access Books to the San Francisco Bay Area!
The first Access Books Bay Area project took place on March 5th, 2016 at Costaño elementary school in East Palo Alto. Volunteers from Jordan Middle School in Palo Alto joined with the school community in East Palo Alto to refurbish their school library with new books, furniture and paint, creating a vibrant and well-stocked reading haven for the students at the school.
Access Books Bay Area has completed or will soon complete the following projects:
March 2016: Costaño Elementary School in East Palo Alto in partnership with students and parents from Jordan Middle School in Palo Alto. Volunteers from Jordan joined with the Costaño parents and students to refurbish their school library with new books, furniture and paint, creating a vibrant, inviting well-stocked reading haven. Project photos link. Project video link.
May 2017: Taft Elementary School in Redwood City in partnership with students and parents from Jordan Middle School in Palo Alto. Volunteers from Jordan joined with the Costaño parents and students to refurbish their school library with new books, a colorful new rug and fanciful literary murals. Project photos link. Project video link.
September 30, 2017: Willow Oaks Elementary School in the Ravenswood City School District, serving the students and families of East Palo Alto and Menlo Park. This was in partnership with The Young Men’s Service League Redwood and The Young Men’s Service League Peninsula. Volunteers from both YMSL organizations worked alongside families from Willow Oaks to process the new and gently used books for the school library and the individual classrooms. The Junior League of Palo AltoŸ Mid Peninsula also donated books to this project.
Spring 2018: Taking applications now for Bay Area elementary schools that serve primarily low-income students and have a demonstrated need for a refurbished library.
Access Books Bay Area has completed or will soon complete the following projects:
March 2016: Costaño Elementary School in East Palo Alto in partnership with students and parents from Jordan Middle School in Palo Alto. Volunteers from Jordan joined with the Costaño parents and students to refurbish their school library with new books, furniture and paint, creating a vibrant, inviting well-stocked reading haven. Project photos link. Project video link.
May 2017: Taft Elementary School in Redwood City in partnership with students and parents from Jordan Middle School in Palo Alto. Volunteers from Jordan joined with the Costaño parents and students to refurbish their school library with new books, a colorful new rug and fanciful literary murals. Project photos link. Project video link.
September 30, 2017: Willow Oaks Elementary School in the Ravenswood City School District, serving the students and families of East Palo Alto and Menlo Park. This was in partnership with The Young Men’s Service League Redwood and The Young Men’s Service League Peninsula. Volunteers from both YMSL organizations worked alongside families from Willow Oaks to process the new and gently used books for the school library and the individual classrooms. The Junior League of Palo AltoŸ Mid Peninsula also donated books to this project.
Spring 2018: Taking applications now for Bay Area elementary schools that serve primarily low-income students and have a demonstrated need for a refurbished library.
Are you Next?
We are currently searching for candidates for our next school project. If you are a school in the Bay Area that would like to partner with Access Books Bay Area to get more high quality pleasure reading titles into your library and classrooms and into the hands of your students, and you serve primarily low income students, please apply by clicking here.
We are currently searching for candidates for our next school project. If you are a school in the Bay Area that would like to partner with Access Books Bay Area to get more high quality pleasure reading titles into your library and classrooms and into the hands of your students, and you serve primarily low income students, please apply by clicking here.
How can you Help?
Access Books Bay Area needs your donations! In order to make our next service project a reality, including the purchase of new hardcover books, furniture, paint, and supplies, we need to raise approximately $17,000 for each project we conduct. Every penny raised will go towards our ongoing projects, as we are a completely volunteer organization.
Would your group or organization like to volunteer for future Bay Area projects? Contact Amanda Collins, director of Access Books Bay Area, or see the Access Books Volunteer page for more information about how to get involved.
Access Books Bay Area needs your donations! In order to make our next service project a reality, including the purchase of new hardcover books, furniture, paint, and supplies, we need to raise approximately $17,000 for each project we conduct. Every penny raised will go towards our ongoing projects, as we are a completely volunteer organization.
Would your group or organization like to volunteer for future Bay Area projects? Contact Amanda Collins, director of Access Books Bay Area, or see the Access Books Volunteer page for more information about how to get involved.