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Giving free books to children who need them for equity in literacy, learning, and life

We aim to create a more socially just world by providing books for free to under-resourced children. Literacy attainment is directly tied to academic achievement and lifetime outcomes, yet children in economically disadvantaged communities do not have the same access to books as their more affluent peers. The Children’s Book Project is committed to closing the opportunity gap and lifting up our community by raising readers.

06/05/2026

Our Heroes of the Week: the crew from Friends of the Children, a community based organization in the San Francisco Bay Area, got 200 free books for their Summer Book Fair giveaway!

Thank you, Friends of the Children, for all the ways you support the children in our community!

Check out the link to Give Books, Get Books, Volunteer, and Donate!

https://www.childrensbookproject.org/

06/03/2026

Our June Newsletter is out with the latest Book Bank news, Pride Month celebration, Resource Spotlight and all the ways to support our mission of giving books to the children who need them most in our community!

Sign Up for our monthly Book Bank News and learn more about our mission and impact. Check the link to read and subscribe!

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06/02/2026

Our Pride Month celebration begins with the uplifting, award-winning picture book “Marley’s Pride” by author Joëlle Retener and illustrator DeAnn Wiley.

A joyfully affirming story about a Black nonbinary child overcoming their anxieties to support their beloved grandparent at Pride, showing that Pride is about “celebrating who we are, about community, and love.”

Check out the link to donate a copy of your favorite title from our Pride Months Wishlist!

https://bookshop.org/wishlists/5f298e298f47a4d5c5cf854bfdac16aca3f677d1

05/29/2026

Our Hero of the Week: Elicia Dangerfield, a client navigator at the Homeless Children's Network, is so thankful for all the free beautiful books she got at our Book Bank for their upcoming event at the Rafiki Coalition for Health & Wellness!

Thank you, Elicia, for all your amazing work, and for bringing books into the hands of the children who need them most in our community.

Check out the link to Give Books, Get Books, Volunteer, and Donate!

https://www.childrensbookproject.org/

05/27/2026

May is Teacher Appreciation Month, and we're grateful for all the heroes who go above and beyond to pick up free books for their students at our Book Bank!

Thank you to all the teachers who make a big difference in young learners' lives by supporting our mission to give free books to children who need them for literacy, learning, and life .

Check out the link to Give Books, Get Books, Volunteer, and Donate!

https://www.childrensbookproject.org/

05/26/2026

At our Storytime with local author/illustrator Bethanie Deeney Murguia we enjoyed the author reading her celebratory and affirming picture book “What’s Your Name?”

A lovely story about the power of names: they can be a greeting, provide comfort, act as a warning, or honor our ancestors and heroes. Names connect us to others and help create who we are and what makes us uniquely special.

Check out the link to donate a copy of this and other titles in our Storytimes Wishlist!

https://bookshop.org/wishlists/af9a9d6b15d117c221fb0fc3101a7e5d8dc1ead7

05/22/2026

Our Hero of the Week: local author/illustrator Bethanie Deeney Murguia delighted kindergarteners from Hillcrest Elementary at our recent Storytime, where each student received their own signed copy of Bethanie’s book “What’s Your Name?” courtesy of Candlewick Press.

Thank you, Bethanie, for sharing your art, books, and time with children who need more books of their own — for keeps!

Check out the link to Give Books, Get Books, Volunteer, and Donate!

https://www.childrensbookproject.org/

05/20/2026

We're celebrating Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month with beautiful and inspiring books by AANHPI authors and illustrators that kids would love to have in their personal libraries!

Help us bring more of these wonderful titles to the children who need them most by donating a copy of your favorite title from our AANHPI WISHLIST!

https://bookshop.org/wishlists/0d6a9aa4c25e2fe71bbceb81cc1397eab4785a70

05/19/2026

For Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we're reading the picture book “P***y Aloha” by author/illustrator Shar Tuiasoa.

Follow P***y on a big adventure all over Oahu, as she learns to share her aloha, always remembering to be helpful, giving, and brave.

Check out the link to donate a copy of this and other titles in our AANHPI Heritage Months Wishlist!

https://bookshop.org/wishlists/0d6a9aa4c25e2fe71bbceb81cc1397eab4785a70

05/15/2026

Our Hero of the Week: Grace, a 2nd grade teacher at Bret Harte Elementary in the Bayview District, got wonderful diverse books at our Book Bank for her students to read and enjoy!

Thank you, Grace, for helping us give free books to the children who need them most in our communities!

Check out the link to Give Books, Get Books, Volunteer, and Donate!

https://www.childrensbookproject.org/

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2166 Palou Avenue
San Francisco, CA
94122

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+14156656315

Website

https://www.childrensbookproject.org/

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