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Book Harvest A home library for every child.

Book Harvest works to realize a world of literacy and justice for all—a world in which every child grows up with an abundant home library from birth and with a love of books, reading, and learning, and every parent feels supported, celebrated, and affirmed in their role as their child’s first teacher. Since 2011, children and families have harvested more than 2.5 million books to build their home libraries and to ensure that parents have the tools and power to ignite and strengthen their children’s literacy. With programs that are grounded in evidence, Book Harvest believes that literacy starts at birth, in the home, powered by parents, and nourished with books.

10/20/2026

What if kids could find books everywhere they looked?⁠
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Indoors or outdoors, every book within reach is another opportunity for a child to choose a story of their own.⁠
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A home library can help shape how a child learns, connects, and grows.⁠⁠Books at home create more chances to explore lan...
10/19/2026

A home library can help shape how a child learns, connects, and grows.⁠
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Books at home create more chances to explore language, revisit favorite stories, and share meaningful moments with the people who care for them.⁠

We believe literacy starts at birth, in the home, powered by parents and nourished with books.⁠
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Because every child deserves books of their own, from the very beginning! ⁠
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🌧️❗️Family Fun Day Weather Update ❗️🌧️ Due to forecasted heavy rain, family fun day will be cancelled. We hope to see yo...
10/17/2026

🌧️❗️Family Fun Day Weather Update ❗️🌧️

Due to forecasted heavy rain, family fun day will be cancelled. We hope to see you for Book or Treat on Saturday, October 31st 1:00pm - 4:00 pm!

10/16/2026

Books for K is 'So Cool' 😎⁠
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This October, every kindergartner in Durham Public Schools gets to choose 10 brand-new books to take home and keep forever!⁠
That’s about 2,300 students and more than 23,000 books building home libraries across Durham.⁠
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📸 Book Harvest in 5 Photos⁠ 📸⁠⁠Choosing a book. Reading with a little one. Beginning a home library from birth. Books sh...
10/15/2026

📸 Book Harvest in 5 Photos⁠ 📸⁠
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Choosing a book. Reading with a little one. Beginning a home library from birth. Books showing up in everyday spaces. A whole community coming together around literacy.⁠
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This is what book abundance looks like in real life!⁠
We’re working to make sure books are always within reach.⁠ Because one book can open a door, and thousands of books can help build a culture of possibility.⁠
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Book Harvest has been named a 2026 INDY Best Of winner and is advancing to the Best of the Best of the Triangle round!⁠⁠...
10/15/2026

Book Harvest has been named a 2026 INDY Best Of winner and is advancing to the Best of the Best of the Triangle round!⁠
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More than anything, we’re honored by what this recognition represents: a community that believes in children, families, books, and the power of literacy.⁠
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Our latest blog post reflects on the people who make our work possible and why our mission will always be at the center of everything we do.⁠

Read the full post here:
https://www.bookharvest.org/post/grateful-to-be-recognized-among-the-triangle-s-best
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Your Wednesday inspiration, brought to you by a very wise student who wrote this note to Book Harvest: "Books are always...
10/14/2026

Your Wednesday inspiration, brought to you by a very wise student who wrote this note to Book Harvest: "Books are always there to read and it takes me to a whole other world. It can help you learn new things. That's how I know how to tie my shoes and do my hair. I am so grateful"

Because owning books from birth matters ⁠⁠Through Book Babies, Book Harvest partners with families from birth through ki...
10/13/2026

Because owning books from birth matters ⁠
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Through Book Babies, Book Harvest partners with families from birth through kindergarten with books, literacy coaching, and support to help make reading part of everyday life. It’s all about growing home libraries, strengthening family connections, and nurturing a love of reading from the very start. 💛⁠
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From a baby’s first day home from the hospital to picking out summer books in fifth grade, kids in North Carolina are bu...
10/13/2026

From a baby’s first day home from the hospital to picking out summer books in fifth grade, kids in North Carolina are building home libraries.

Thank you to EdNC and Amy Rhyne for this look at how Book Harvest, NC Smart Start, and Dolly Parton's Imagination Library work together so the books keep coming as children grow. And shoutout to The Leon Levine Foundation for their visionary gift!

Read the story: https://www.ednc.org/every-child-every-community-building-a-life-with-books/

Address

2501 University Drive
Durham, NC
27707

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

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+12524972665

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