Be A Bookworm

05/06/2024

https://www.abookworm.org/blog/480-spanish-language-childrens-books-given-to-the-sisters-of-st-joseph

The Sisters of St. Joseph serve Spanish speaking children in Orange and Los Angeles Counties and at the Mexican border.

10/16/2023

https://www.abookworm.org/blog/y97b5fmzc1gwr6slsr96jutdjd8xve

Dual Language Immersion is a unique educational model where children learn to think, read, write and communicate naturally in two languages. AESD offers dual language schools in Korean, Mandarin and Spanish. This year Dual Language English/Spanish Immersion began in three preschools, with 90% Spanis

10/12/2022

https://www.abookworm.org/blog/sage-hill-high-school-students-bagging-books-for-aesd-pre-k-lending-libraries

In partnership with Anaheim Elementary School District, last week we placed about 3,000 books in 14 pre-k classrooms for their lending library program.

08/28/2022

https://www.abookworm.org/blog/bag-preparation-for-anaheim-elementary-school-district-pre-k-libraries

This week, volunteers prepared 675 bags for AESD Lending Libraries. Each bag will have 4 new books for pre-K kids (3 and 4-year olds)

08/05/2022

https://www.abookworm.org/blog/book-and-toy-sets-given-to-southwest-community-center-and-orange-county-social-services

This week, book and toy sets were given to Southwest Community Center in Santa Ana for kids they serve and to Orange County Social Services Operation Santa Clause for kids in foster care.

07/07/2022

https://www.abookworm.org/blog/reading-with-mommy-and-me-group-at-moms-oc

03/24/2022

https://www.abookworm.org/blog/books-for-babies-at-casa-teresa

Be A Bookworm gives children’s books to Casa Teresa mothers every two weeks. Casa Teresa provides a loving home to pregnant women in crisis.

03/24/2022

https://www.abookworm.org/blog/a-be-a-bookworm-little-free-library-was-opened-in-santa-ana

The Little Free Library is filled with books for infants to teens. It’s at 210 E. St. Andrew Pl., Santa Ana

03/18/2022

https://www.abookworm.org/blog/helping-to-build-home-libraries-for-moms-oc-little-ones

Be A Bookworm is giving new children’s books to new mothers at MOMS Orange County to build home libraries for their infants. MOMS Orange County is the region’s largest nonprofit dedicated solely to newborn and pregnancy health — helping new mothers have a healthy pregnancy, encourage their bab...

03/16/2022

https://www.abookworm.org/blog/this-week-bags-of-15-books-were-given-to-all-families-in-sausds-tpss-program

We are partnering with the Santa Ana Unified School District’s Teen Parent Support Services program to furnish books for all teen parents in the program. The program will build up each family’s “home library” of books for their child.

02/14/2022

Be A Bookworm began a 3- year program in partnership with the Anaheim Elementary School District to build home libraries for preschool children at Edison Elementary School. It started with 86 kids receiving a bag of 10 new books in January. Each child will get over 30 books during their two years in preschool. When they reach kindergarten, the program will compare school performance of the Bookworm kids with their peers to measure the academic success of the program.

10/15/2021

https://www.abookworm.org/blog/rosa-renteria-appointed-to-board-of-directors-of-be-a-bookworm

Rosa Renteria has served in the Social/Human Services field for over 30 years, having worked in the Parks & Recreation Department of the City of Santa Ana for 8 years and 23 years with Community Action Partnership of Orange County.  Rosa is currently the Center Manager for CAP-OC’s