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Books for Keeps

Learn more about our work and goings-on here: linktr.ee/Books_for_keeps

We believe books are a gateway to understanding the universe and the boundless possibilities contained within it for every person, regardless of their life circumstances. By bringing the world to a child’s doorstep, reading pulls a child into the world as a critical thinker, an empathic individual, and an engaged citizen. We believe providing children with open, equal access to books allows them t

o connect the joy of reading with the thrill of discovery, laying the foundation for a successful, fulfilling life. Books for Keeps started as an effort to help one little girl who loved to read but didn't own a single book. It has grown into a research-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission of improving literacy among low-income children. At the end of each school year, we give 12 books to every elementary school student attending an Athens-Clarke county school where 90% or more of students qualify for free/reduced-price lunch. Additionally, Books for Keeps serves children at elementary schools in Atlanta, Warrenton, and Elberton, Georgia. This guarantees the children have access to books, regardless of income, proximity to a library, or family situation.

$25 provides 12 books plus a carrying tote for one child. $480 sponsors an entire class! Contact us via email at [email protected]
DONATE via credit card at www.booksforkeeps.org

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06/15/2026

📣LAST day to support our Refill the Shelves Campaign! 📣

Not Familiar?
Every year, Books for Keeps distributes 75,000+ books to over 6,000+ elementary students. At our school-based Pop-up Book Fairs, every child has the opportunity to personally select 12 new, high-interest books that they want to take home for keeps, one for every week of the summer 📗📘📕📙📗📘📕📙📗📘📕📙

All books are provided at no cost to kids, families, or schools, thanks to YOU! Our community of donors helps make this possible, starting with our Refill the Shelves campaign each summer!

We have a big goal to raise $10,000 to get books back onto our shelves that we can give to kids across our community, and we'd love your support! 💛

🔗LINK TO DONATE: https://givebutter.com/refill-the-shelves-2026

06/12/2026

Deciphering the sweet notes students send us after we visit their school for one of our pop-up book fairs is a skill very few have🤫

Rainey? She’s got it down!✨

Hope you enjoy this little teaser of a series we’re planning 👀

06/08/2026

⭐️MEET OUR MATCH⭐️

This year, we provided 132,213 FREE books to our community, emptying our shelves. And now, we are working to refill them for the upcoming school year!

We have one week left of our Refill the Shelves campaign, hear more from some of BFK's dear friends & why they are choosing to support a match for this year's campaign💛

Interested in supporting?
🔗 Link Here: https://givebutter.com/refill-the-shelves-2026

06/05/2026

Last Friday, staff got to join the GSAE Annual Meeting at because we were selected as their non-profit partner benefiting from the proceeds raised by their Pay the Pig raffle 🐷🐖🐽

And y’all, WOW! The attendees raised over $6,000 to support joyful experiences with literacy in our community!

Thank you for the opportunity!!! 💛💛💛

06/03/2026

Ready to give your once-loved books a new home? 📚✨

We're always excited to help connect gently loved books with members of our community. Swipe for our donation guide, and stay tuned for upcoming open warehouse drop-off dates!

Questions? Email [email protected] and we'll keep that book excitement going! ♻️💛

06/02/2026

This past year, we had 7 staff members (+ 3 lovely interns), 778 volunteers, and 17 school sites all working together to spread joy around reading AND we provided 132,213 FREE books across our community!💖💪🥹

We had a lovely time getting to celebrate our volunteers last week as we head into summer!!! Thank you for donating the space, and for the grub!

Everyone who makes this work possible, THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

05/28/2026

Adore your Media Center Specialist? Us too! 💛 Send a donation in honor of your school's Media Specialist & help get books to their kids!

(Don't worry, we can let them know! 📚)

🔗 Link: https://givebutter.com/refill-the-shelves-2026

05/26/2026

We’ve been so excited to share about our recent recognition by the Georgia Council on Literacy with a 2026 Georgia Reads Community Award and a $20,000 investment in our Storytellers Program.

The extra fun part? We got to bus Fowler Drive and H.B. Stroud 1st and 2nd grade students to the district office to receive one of Malcom Mitchell’s book and do a read aloud with Malcom himself! (Plus, we got 700 additional books to use in our book access programming!)

We think the impact and how we got here is worth shouting from the rooftops, and it’s special to see others agree!

Want to get involved? Our Literacy Mentor application is on our website & linked in our bio.

Thank you , our staff that work to make this happen, teachers that coordinate day in and day out, and our 140+ literacy mentor volunteers that show up WEEKLY for their students.

This is a community wide award for a community effort; let’s keep it up!

05/25/2026

Another school year is wrapped! Our small team of 6 would NOT be able to make our mission happen without the hundreds of volunteers, community members, school partners and donors going out of their way to support this work.

If you’re free this Wednesday, let us appreciate you!!!💛

05/21/2026

📆Mark your calendars: our next donation drop-off day is Saturday, May 30th!

Need to make some room on your shelves? Have a few kids and they each brought home 12 brand-new and exciting books? Spring cleaning and finding games/puzzles you no longer utilize?

We’ll help you get them to someone who will be excited about them!

📍BFK Warehouse (420 Athena Drive)
⏰ 10am -12:00pm

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420 Athena Drive
Athens, GA
30601

Website

http://www.booksforkeeps.org/

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