The Free Book Bus

06/17/2026

06/17/2026

Here’s to the beginnings of a staff-led book group for some of the boys at Liberty Point Behavioral Healthcare! They’re starting with some classic 90s Goosebumps by R.L. Stine 😊

06/15/2026

One of the kids at Rita's Bright Beginnings greeted me with “I haven’t seen you in 10,000 months,” since it had been almost a year since my last visit 😊 These preschoolers and young elementary students enjoyed picking out books, using the pencil sharpener, and selecting a prize.

06/15/2026

My first stop today was a new one, to a camp hosted by the Piedmont Family YMCA. Kids and staff chose books and a prize, and enjoyed seeing the bus for the first time.

06/12/2026

Went down to Tye River Elementary School for a visit to their enrichment and Excel programs for pre-k through 12th yesterday! Kids loved choosing 289 books to take home and the reappearance of the summer prize table 😊

06/06/2026

We are very grateful to The Bama Works Fund and Charlottesville Area Community Foundation for a $5,000 grant that will help us keep the bus stocked and on the road! It means so much that they have supported The Free Book Bus for multiple years.

06/05/2026

Pictures from Tuesday’s stop at 6th St. with Charlottesville Public Housing Association of Residents - PHAR and Community Bikes (fixing bikes at Westhaven). The third photo is the result of me ordering Tintin books from First Book without noticing it was a GIGANTIC special edition! Kids are going to love this oversized version 😊

05/29/2026

We were happy to donate books to first graders at recently! AHS student teachers Brianna T. and Beatrice O. worked with the first graders this year. Here they are saying thanks for the books!

05/29/2026

We were happy to donate books to first graders at Greer Elementary recently! AHS student teachers Brianna T. and Beatrice O. worked with the first graders this year. Here they are saying thanks for the books 😊

05/27/2026