September 2024

Plus -- our fall volunteer schedule is live!

Let's Vote For Books! Libraries Foster Citizenship The school library is foundational to a democratic society. Here, our youngest citizens are exposed to ideas from different points of view. Libraries provide the physical and emotional space for students to explore personal interests and encounter new perspectives. There's no propaganda, disinformation, or clickbait to distract them. This is how well-informed citizens are made! It is our mission to fill bookshelves – to keep the information in school libraries current, engaging, and abundant. To this end, we provided nearly 300,000 books for school, classroom and home libraries during the 2023-2024 school year and we're gearing up to do it again. We've got a warehouse full of books and an army of volunteers ready to fill the dusty bookcases of underserved school libraries. A Teacher Librarian Reflects... "Before the library refurbishment, there was no culture of reading at our school. Providing books that students want to read got them into the space and allowed me to create programs that interest them. Before, there was nothing of interest. "The volunteers added genres to my collection. Students were drawn to the books that interested them. Before, I might have 50 students come in a day – mostly to hang out. Now, over 200 students come in and they check out books. I already see them wanting to read more. Teachers are reporting students are reading for pleasure in advisory block period, which is almost an hour! This is all new.” Our goal is to fill every underserved community with great school libraries so the culture of reading travels from elementary to middle to high school. One teacher librarian at a middle school remarked, “I know which students come from a school you have served. They love the library and see it as a good place to be and that the library belongs to all of us.” For Access Books, this is fundamental for democracy. Our fall service schedule is live. Please sign up and keep checking as we are adding service dates to assist schools in culling their collections. Also, if you are interested in sponsoring a school or bundling for holiday book giveaways, please email: [email protected]. Donate Copyright © 2024 Access Books, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you've volunteered with us in the past or have donated to support our cause. Our mailing address is: Access Books PO Box 64951 Los Angeles, CA 90064 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.