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The BUHO Foundation ‘s nonprofit arm. Brownsville United through Humanities & Outreach: B.U.H.O. Community, Curiosity, and Creativity aided by Philanthropy.

A portion of all Búho sales go to promote literacy in BTX.

Before 9/25 (“Nine to Five”) is done, we’d like to dedicate today’s gifting of “A250” Chautauqua Children’s Libraries to...
09/26/2026

Before 9/25 (“Nine to Five”) is done, we’d like to dedicate today’s gifting of “A250” Chautauqua Children’s Libraries to 25 local schoolteachers to the late Dolly Parton.

Among her many feats & achievements, the one that we especially admire as an independent bookstore is the fact that Dolly was one of the great modern champions of literacy; a fair number of the children’s books donated to us have her “Imagination Library” insignia on them. On this 250th anniversary of the United States, The BUHO Foundation celebrates the spirit of such a talented & philanthropic American icon by continuing her spirit of gifting curiosity, community, and creativity in the form of these children’s books. These books resonate with the themes of our Chautauqua-on-the-Rio summer lecture series encouraging our children to be thoughtful learners & contributors to their classroom, family, & community.

Early literacy is key to curiosity, and a curious and welcoming mind is key to effective citizenship. Happy Dolly Parton Day! 😊 🦉 📚

CALLING ALL SCHOOLTEACHERS!! To celebrate a successful end to the America250 edition of Chautauqua-on-the-Rio, The BÚHO ...
09/23/2026

CALLING ALL SCHOOLTEACHERS!! To celebrate a successful end to the America250 edition of Chautauqua-on-the-Rio, The BÚHO Foundation will be gifting twenty-five 13-book classroom libraries to local teachers!

Each of these books are related to the themes of each evening of our lecture series alongside 3 classic works of fiction. They all incorporate our store & nonprofit’s core values of curiosity, creativity, and community. These are the traits that we believe are embodied by great Americans from all walks of life, and can be cultivated in students of all ages. We hope these books may lead to our local kids asking questions, think out of the box, and to contribute to their classrooms, families, and our community.

Only 25 Chautauqua Libraries are available!

If you are a teacher, you are invited to reserve a 13-book Chautauqua Library for your classroom through the link below. These libraries are provided free of charge through The BUHO Foundation to support educators and classroom learning.

Pickup Information:
- Friday, September 25
- 6:00 PM–10:00 PM
- Búho: 1140 E Washington St
A VALID SCHOOL ID IS REQUIRED TO PICK UP YOUR CHAUTAUQUA LIBRARY

If you are unable to attend Friday evening, your reserved library will remain available for pickup for the following 48 hours through Sunday at 6pm. Any libraries that have not been claimed after the Sunday deadline will be offered to teachers on the waitlist.

Thank you to everyone who has purchased a book, a cup of coffee, or a gift from us. A portion of every purchase makes gifts like these possible!
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ROLL OF TITLES:

- “Ben & Me”
- “The Kids Guide to the Birds of Texas”
- “Radiant Child”
- “The House on Mango Street”
- “Awesome Science Experiments For Kids”
- “Vamos! Let’s Go Read”
- “Last Stop on Market Street”
- “We Are Water Protectors”
- “What Do You Do With An Idea?”
- “The Little Things In Life”
- “Where The Wild Things Are”
- “Little Women”
- “Phantom Tollbooth”

An incredible turnout!! Though we’ve been doing these giveaways on occasion, this is the first one that the BUHO Foundat...
07/25/2026

An incredible turnout!! Though we’ve been doing these giveaways on occasion, this is the first one that the BUHO Foundation has done since its official announcement! Thank you to all the families & children who came to the Arts & Literacy Festival to choose up to 3 of our 250 books available to gift to our community 😊

A portion of every book, every coffee, and every dollar that comes into Búho goes to our nonprofit arm for us to do community outreach. Thank you all so much for all the support you’ve given us; it’s through you that the BUHO Foundation can continue to give back to Brownsville 🤎 🦉 📚

An incredible turnout!! Though we’ve been doing these giveaways on occasion, this is the first one that the BUHO Foundat...
07/25/2026

An incredible turnout!! Though we’ve been doing these giveaways on occasion, this is the first one that the BUHO Foundation has done since its official announcement! Thank you to all the families & children who came on by to choose up to 3 of our 250 books available to gift to our community 😊

A portion of every book, every coffee, and every dollar that comes into Búho goes to our nonprofit arm for us to do community outreach. Thank you all so much for all the support you’ve given us; it’s through you that the BUHO Foundation can continue to give back to Brownsville 🤎 🦉 📚

The BUHO Foundation is at Linear Lark gifting 250 children’s books for Brownsville’s Art & Literacy Festival!
07/25/2026

The BUHO Foundation is at Linear Lark gifting 250 children’s books for Brownsville’s Art & Literacy Festival!

Additionally, thank you to all who attended our Phase 4 announcement during our cafe’s Grand Opening with the presentati...
07/04/2026

Additionally, thank you to all who attended our Phase 4 announcement during our cafe’s Grand Opening with the presentation “1,638 Days Later”. It started in the spirit of Independence Day by recognizing our 1st Amendment and three “Búho-ish” Americans (Franklin, Douglass, and Huerta) who embody our store’s values of Creativity, Curiosity, and Community. Then, we went through a history of the bookstore from pop-up shop to storefront to cafe, to the big reveal of Phase 4 being a hybrid nonprofit model. Finally, we did a ribbon cutting and had the attendees sign the original table from our pop-up days.

The future of Brownsville looks bright, and we wholeheartedly thank you, the Brownsville Readers, for helping us move through all 4 phases. We can’t wait to get started 😁 🦉 📚
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PS: Shoutout to my sister Daniela for designing our logo!

Phase 4 is a nonprofit arm! In fact, we’ve been quietly doing it for the past 2 years. We would like to formally introdu...
07/04/2026

Phase 4 is a nonprofit arm! In fact, we’ve been quietly doing it for the past 2 years. We would like to formally introduce you to “The BUHO Foundation” (Brownsville United through Humanities & Outreach: B.U.H.O.) A portion of every book, every coffee, and every gift that you purchase here at Búho will help continue to fund the philanthropy work that we’ve been doing for Brownsville!

This chapter of the Búho story is made possible through a partnership with the Mitte Cultural District to promote literacy in Brownsville alongside our bookstore’s values of community, curiosity, and creativity. Through the BUHO Foundation thus far, we’ve been able to gift 1,220 books to our community and host 168 community events in our space for everyone to enjoy free-of-charge.

From book giveaways, to Little Free Library restocks, to craft nights, and more - the BUHO Foundation is only getting started! Thank you all for your incredible support since we started as a little pop-up shop in 2022. We’re here at Phase 4 because you believed in Búho, and now we’re giving back because Búho believes in Brownsville. We appreciate you all for being a part of the Búho story, and we thank you for investing in our community through Búho, your downtown independent bookstore. 😊 🦉 📚

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1140 E Washington Street
Brownsville, TX
78520

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