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In 2017, Larry Abrams, an English teacher in an under resourced high school in New Jersey, discovered that one of his students never read to her 2-year-old daughter. Abrams wanted to help them benefit from the power of reading, but he didn’t have any books on hand to offer. So, he put out a call to friends asking for gently used children’s books, and more than 1,000 came in. That was the start of his nonprofit, BookSmiles, which has since collected and distributed more than 930,000 books for kids living in book deserts.

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About BookSmiles

BookSmiles gives children in the Philadelphia and New Jersey area the opportunity to build personal libraries by collecting, sorting, and creatively distributing gently used books. We focus on developing literacy skills at infancy so that our children can read before kindergarten. We also provide educators with free books for their classrooms, encouraging them to become literacy activists by gathering and distributing children's books.

7300 N Crescent Blvd Unit 10Pennsauken, NJ 08110

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Reading promotion, Equal opportunity in education, Elementary and secondary education, Early childhood education

Established

2017

Tax ID

82-3233733

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Alliance/Advocacy Organizations

BookSmiles is a 501(c)(3) public charity, EIN 82-3233733. Donations are tax-deductible. Select content is provided by GuideStar.

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