Crayons and Beyond

06/01/2026

Teachers! Tomorrow is the start of a 3-day Summer Book Bonanza. Shopping is from 10AM – 2PM each day. This is an opportunity for 2025-26 registered teachers to take unlimited used books. The event is at 1361 Tennessee Ave. Bring your school ID, bags/boxes, and come to the main store entrance to check in. Limited quantities of basic supplies and miscellaneous items MAY be available, as well.

05/20/2026

We are thrilled to announce that Kirstin Eismin-Henry will join Crayons and Beyond as our next President & CEO, effective July 6, 2026. Kirstin brings more than 18 years of nonprofit leadership experience to this role, most recently as Vice President of Institutional Advancement at Springer School and Center, where she led marketing, fundraising, board engagement, admissions, and community outreach. Her career has been rooted in expanding access and advocating for underserved communities, and we believe she is exactly the right person to lead us into our next chapter. Read the full press release at https://bit.ly/4tI1rUN

05/08/2026

If you’ve been looking for a way to get more involved, give back, or connect with a cause that matters to you—we’d love to meet you. Stop by our table to learn more about what we do and how you can make an impact alongside us.
📅 May 13, 2026
🕓 4:30–6:30 PM
📍 CityLink Center
Register here: https://portal.cincinnatichamber.com/s/community-event?id=a1mJx000007oOPhIAM

05/06/2026

Teacher Appreciation Week rolls on, after welcoming 154 teacher shoppers yesterday. All week long, every shopper will receive a little treat from us when they come to shop! AND the chance to win a different raffle basket each day! Thank you for ALL you do for the students in our communities.

05/05/2026

Teachers: this week marks a very important week at … Teacher Appreciation Week, generously sponsored by American College of Education and First Financial Bank! We want to celebrate YOU! We appreciate your continued dedication to providing students in our community the opportunity to learn, grow, and succeed.

Light refreshments will be available for shoppers each day and every shopper will have the chance to enter to win one of a variety of raffle baskets. We look forward to celebrating you this week!

05/04/2026

Join us for Show & Tell at Crayons and Beyond on Thursday May 21st at 3:30pm! We’ll show you around our newly renovated facilities, tell you about how we serve teachers in the Tri-State and provide you with light refreshments. Please RSVP to Tarryn at [email protected] by May 18th. We hope to see you there!

04/24/2026

Happy Volunteer Appreciation Week to the wonderful volunteers that allow us to serve as many teachers as we do! So far this school year, our "family" volunteers have given over 5,200 hours of time restocking shelves, checking teachers out, packing online orders, and so much more. We truly couldn't do it without them.

04/23/2026

Teachers! Join us this Friday 2pm-5pm or Saturday 9am-1pm for another Book Bonanza! This is an opportunity for 2025-2026 registered teachers to take unlimited used books. The event is at 1361 Tennessee Ave.

Please note, the Teacher Resource Center is not open for shopping on Friday, but will be open for the Saturday hours. Any questions or concerns can be directed to Taylor Young, [email protected].

04/17/2026

We have big news!

We are thrilled to announce that Crayons is officially launching the Leveling the Education Playing Field comprehensive campaign to raise $6.1M for our teachers and students!

The campaign will focus on program expansion, increasing teacher accessibility, and modernizing our facilities on Tennessee Ave. And thanks to early fundraising, we are well on our way!
By accomplishing our goals, we will be able to DOUBLE the number of teachers and students served on a yearly basis by 2030. But we can't do it alone! We need YOU to join us. Your support will directly impact our success, and will ensure that teachers and that students have the tools to learn, grow, and succeed. Join us and make a gift today!

Learn more at https://www.crayonsandbeyond.org/comprehensive-campaign

04/16/2026

We have big news!

We are thrilled to announce that Crayons is officially launching the Leveling the Education Playing Field comprehensive campaign to raise $6.1M for our teachers and students!

The campaign will focus on program expansion, increasing teacher accessibility, and modernizing our facilities on Tennessee Ave. And thanks to early fundraising, we are well on our way!

By accomplishing our goals, we will be able to DOUBLE the number of teachers and students served on a yearly basis by 2030. But we can't do it alone! We need YOU to join us. Your support will directly impact our success, and will ensure that teachers and that students have the tools to learn, grow, and succeed. Join us and make a gift today!

Learn more at https://www.crayonsandbeyond.org/comprehensive-campaign

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Crayons and Beyond was founded nearly 30 years ago because teachers routinely spend their own money year after year to provide for their classrooms and their students. This issue is as prevalent today as it was then.