Book donations for teachers

We donate story books to schools and many children have never had the chance. Where to donate books when youre ready to clean out your. Schools and daycare centers in your community will sometimes accept book donations. Further, the irs stipulates donated items need to be in good used condition or better. We accomplish this through innovative and handson education programs for schools and organizations, demonstrating care for our natural resources through our book rescue, and engaging the broader. Book donations we donate story books to schools and many children have never had the chance to read a book on their own. The program distributes high quality, softcover books for read across america day, national drop everything and read day, childrens book week, international childrens book day, and other literacy programs. With over 5,000 items curated in direct response to member input, the first book marketplace addresses the barriers to education and attendance for kids in need from birth to age 18, including a large collection of diverse and bilingual books, school supplies, digital devices, food, clothing, and personal hygiene kits, as well as free teacher resources. Get crayons, books, telescopes, field trips, and more for a classroom today. First book offers a marketplace where teachers can find new books at 50 to 90 percent off retail prices. Scarce also partners with organizations to provide books and supplies for children here and around the world. Books and supplies have gone to schools, hospitals, orphanages, and libraries in. Public libraries receive book donations on a regular basis.

Free books for teachers serving kids in need first book. Half price books will consider requests from 501c 3 nonprofit organizations and educators that focus on literacy, the environment, or education. For example, over 80 per cent of primary schoolaged children in kenya are currently enrolled in school. For teachers in the dcarea or those already planning a trip to our nations capital, dont miss the library of congress surplus books program to stock your classroom library. Materials in most rural public schools are very limited, and even the government supplied textbooks are often limited or have not been supplied in years at a time. Dear bookmentors and visitors, due to circumstances beyond our control, bookmentors is currently offline. Teacher requests on bookmentors connecting donors with. Many teachers and daycare center providers use their own money to stock their classroom libraries, so donations are always appreciated. Here at the global book exchange, we are all volunteers, so please be understanding when you come to get books or bring us books.

This message my teacher thinks reading is important. If you have an organization and would like to be considered for a local book donation please fill out our local donations application. For those who found their way to us hoping to give back through a book drive in your community or to find new homes for the beloved books your children have outgrown, please note that we are not currently accepting book donations of this kind, used or new. If half price books approves and is able to fulfill your request, someone will respond via the email address provided in your completed request form. Founded in 2000 by a high school teacher in the bronx, donorschoose empowers public school teachers from across the country to request muchneeded materials and experiences for their students. The perfect lastminute gift for your favorite teacher. Badly damaged or incomplete books are unlikely to sell, and their value is negligible. Teacher book title room grade donated by book donation classroom book wish location of book. Families build home libraries and gather text books to homeschool their children.

Books can be dropped off at the librarys checkout desk anytime the library is open. Book donation label by flukes teachers pay teachers. Donating to prison libraries book donation programs. The library cannot accept the following types of items.

Teachers can use the money to purchase books, games, and other educational supplies through the online vendors associated with the site. Publishers donate large quantities of free books on a monthly basis. While we strive to provide as many donations as possible, we cannot guarantee that every donation. You do not have to be a school or teacher to qualify. Drop boxes, and then sells what they can to raise money for literacy, donate books in good condition, and recycle the balance. The kids need to read book donation application has been moved to this new location. The only outofpocket cost is shipping, which can cost up to 75 cents per. Friends and colleagues donate books in memory of teacher. Need help finding books to put into the hands of readers.

Finding free books for kids and for the classroom read across. More than words is currently still accepting donations. Free books for your classroom the brown bag teacher. Friends donate 300 books to sealey elementary in memory of teacher. Founded in 1974, akj books is based in maryland and committed to making book purchasing as easy as possible for teachers. Place these books on your teacher table and offer them as a raffle. Books and supplies have gone to schools, hospitals, orphanages, and libraries in more than 58 countries.

Connecting donors with teachers and students in need of books. Uk pm boris johnson stable after second night in icu. You may take your donations directly to orca books, located at 509 e 4th avenue in downtown olympia, and ask them to apply any credit to the washington middle school credit account. Donations help people of all ages learn basic skills. Make a significant impact as an individual or organisation by helping to fund the shipment and delivery of one million books to students and teachers across africa every year. Just click the schedule a pickup button below, choose a date for your donation pickup, leave your clearly labeled donations outside on the day you choose, and our driver will pick up your donation rain or shine.

Lindenwold english teacher helping collect book donations for classrooms syndicated local cbs philly. Ask and you might receive donations for your class. Obviously with education budgets continuing to shrink, teachers are forced to dig even deeper into their own pockets to cover basic classroom supplies such as. Additionally first book has a national book bank offering free books. We are not like a fullservice bookstore, but we always do our best to help you, and we appreciate your patience and support. The local donation program of the international book project is always looking to expand and provide literacy to those in need. Accepts book donations by mail, but strongly encourages considering donating books to one of its sister books to prisoners programs linked on their website that may be geographically closer. If you teach at a title i school where at least 70% of the students come from lowincome families, youre eligible for free books from first book marketplace. The teacher supply depot is a collection center and warehouse of donated new and used classroom materials provided free of charge for teachers, their assistants and other school personnel in the knox county schools. Monetary contributions, publisher donations or shop our wish list.

The reading resource project is an ongoing program that runs throughout the year. The idea is to donate books to an organization that can make good use of them or sell them. Well use your donation to help other classroom projects. The book bank is a clearinghouse for collecting, cleaning, sorting and redistributing books to the community located inside the gulfdale branch of firstmark credit union. If youre raising little readers who go through books as fast as they grow out of their clothes, donate them. To sign up, log on to the site, register your classroom, and describe what kinds of supplies youd like to buy. Students love winning and research repeatedly shows that the number of books in a household influences literacy rates more than the education level of parents. So far, over 400 teachers from 35 schools have been given nearly 29,700 books new homes in their seattle classrooms, ranging from k 12. Project cicero the book drive for public schools in new york city. That is a savings of 14 million dollars for families and teachers. Out of precaution and for the safety of our staff and donors, we ask that donations be left outside our.

As artist and writer sandy gingras so aptly points out in the introduction to her book thank you, a life lived well is perhaps the highest form of thanks a person can give to teachers as a way of repaying them for their attention and effort. Our main products include childrens books and novels, audio books, teacher guides, and some ebooks. However this means classrooms are now more crowded, there are more pupils for every teacher and books are in short supply. Goodwill of central arizona accepts gentlyused book donations. Textbooks encyclopedias readers digest condensed books.

Orca will accept books in good condition, preferably paperback, with no writing inside. Right now there are thousands of classroom requests that you can help bring to life with a gift of any amount. Scarce is an awardwinning environmental education nonprofit dedicated to creating sustainable communities. Not only do your book donations through pick up please support us veterans, they also support reading in. Ten easy ways to get books for your classroom library scholastic. Donorschoose connects teachers in highneed communities with donors who want to help.

The only out ofpocket cost is shipping, which can cost up to 75 cents per. Sample letter for asking for donations pto today message. They will love knowing they have some ownership in your classroom library and you will remember who donated books and supports liter. Scarces book rescue has books and schooloffice supplies for teachers and nonprofits. Donations of materials are accepted from any person or organization. While the selection of earlylevel books is limited, the supply is constantly changing. First book offers a marketplace where teachers can find new books at 50 to 90.

The first book national book bank distributes large quantities of publisherdonated brandnew books to programs serving children from lowincome families. Teachers are then required to take a teacher development workshop to talk. It is often worth contacting publishers as many make book donations to. Help us deliver 8 million books, donated by our publishing partners, to kids who wouldnt have them otherwise. Kids need to read, its logo, names and related insignia are owned by kids need to read in the united states andor other countries and may not be used without permission. She has been an early years teacher since 2005 and is passionate about education and educational pedagogy. Halfprice books is committed to providing books to classrooms and nonprofit organizations for free. Your donations all k12 books are sent to africa or distributed to kids in chicago. Use these labels to acknowledge people that have donated books to your classroom by writing their name on the sticker and adhering it to the inside cover of the book. The books are free to programs that are able to pick them up or for just the cost of shipping and handling.

Be tactful about it, but ask them if they would be willing to donate some or all of their books to you. Gray has a bachelor of arts in history and a bachelor of education from the. I am the chair for teacher appreciation week at my elementary and wanted to know if anyone had a letter they could email me asking for donations. Many teachers dont have enough textbooks and reading books for their class. Donate books to africa international is a uk registered charity 1152599. To date books4cause has donated over twenty thousand books to the books4teachers program. Every year hundreds of teachers come to the book bank to gather books for their students and to build their classroom libraries. Akj books serves the needs of teachers in prekindergarten to high school classrooms nationwide. Stop in, chat with the fellow booklovers at the store, and ask for a book donation request form.