Access Books Bay Area

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Access Books Bay Area

@AccessBooksBay

Access Books Bay Area is a non-profit dedicated to improving school libraries in order to provide equitable access to books and literacy for all students.

San Francisco, CA Katılım Aralık 2017

39 Takip Edilen23 Takipçiler

Access Books Bay Area@AccessBooksBay·6 Eki

For her birthday this year, 7th grader Lucia gave the gift of literacy to children in the Bay Area’s underserved communities! Lucia created a birthday book drive to gather books for our upcoming library refurbishment including books from our wishlist. Thank you Lucia!

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Access Books Bay Area@AccessBooksBay·29 Eyl

Access Books Bay Area gives thanks to our little library squad led by Teresa Barker. This crew does the important work of making sure our 30+ little free libraries are stocked and ready for readers! @LtlFreeLibrary

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Access Books Bay Area@AccessBooksBay·24 Eyl

As we end #BannedBooksWeek, we stand with the over 1300 children’s and YA authors fighting for children’s rights to read diverse books. Read their powerful statement below. @ALALibrary @LtlFreeLibrary diversebooks.org/letter-from-13…

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Access Books Bay Area@AccessBooksBay·23 Eyl

Access to diverse literature is the cornerstone of intellectual freedom. In celebration of Banned Books Week, Access Books Bay Area highlights the top ten most challenged books of 2021. ▶️bannedbooksweek.org/about/

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Access Books Bay Area@AccessBooksBay·21 Eyl

Join us in celebrating Banned Books Week, an annual celebration of the freedom to read since 1982. During this week each year, librarians and literacy advocates highlight the importance of intellectual freedom and remind us not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted

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Access Books Bay Area@AccessBooksBay·12 Eyl

Thanks to Aidan H. from Palo Alto Scout troop 57, for helping Access Books Bay Area provide access to books for kids in underserved communities! For Aidan’s Eagle Scout project, he built and installed two @LtlFreeLibrary, at Bowers Elementary and at William Sheppard Middle School

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Access Books Bay Area@AccessBooksBay·7 Eyl

Join the students of Santee Elementary in celebrating National Read a Book Day! Santee Elementary is Access Books Bay Area’s most recent library refurbishment, and we’re thrilled to see the students enjoying their new library.

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Access Books Bay Area@AccessBooksBay·3 Ağu

It’s almost time for back to school and we are ready to celebrate! Please join Access Books Bay Area and our partners the African American Parent Advisory Council and @LtlFreeLibrary at the ribbon cutting for our newest Read in Color LFL installation!

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Access Books Bay Area@AccessBooksBay·19 Haz

Access Books Bay Area honors and celebrates Juneteenth. Check out these recommended children’s books that you can find in your local library or bookstore. harpercollins.com/blogs/harperki…

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Access Books Bay Area@AccessBooksBay·10 Haz

Access Books Bay Area celebrates diversity in children’s books!

American Library Association@ALALibrary

Happy #PrideMonth and #RainbowBookMonth! We encourage your library to get involved with book clubs, author events, and other colorful activities that highlight LGBTQIA+ authors, books, and resources. Learn more: bit.ly/3xcszRF #ReadTheRainbow #Pride

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Access Books Bay Area@AccessBooksBay·25 May

We are back! Check out pictures from our first full volunteer day since the start of the pandemic. About 40 volunteers helped process books, assemble furniture, and paint colorful and cheerful murals at our current school library revitalization at Santee Elementary in San Jose.

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Access Books Bay Area@AccessBooksBay·19 May

That feeling you get when you find a book you’re excited about! Access Books Bay Area understands that kids are inspired to read when they have access to great books.

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Access Books Bay Area@AccessBooksBay·16 May

San Francisco now has two new #ReadinColor Little Free Libraries! The students at Tenderloin Community School and the children at Willie Mays Clubhouse now have access to a huge collection of inclusive books. Thank you AAPAC and @LtlFreeLibrary for your partnership!

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Access Books Bay Area@AccessBooksBay·6 May

Thank You Aiden F.! The work we do is made possible by student leaders like Aiden from the @boyscouts. Aiden not only built and installed two little free libraries, he also led a campaign to acquire diverse books to fill each library for our Read in Color program!

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Access Books Bay Area@AccessBooksBay·27 Nis

School librarians have an impact! Thank you Joaquin Miller Middle School in San Jose for donating money to Access Books Bay Area. The students held a fundraiser to honor their librarian -Wendy Strand- for the wonderful job she does with the school’s library!

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Access Books Bay Area@AccessBooksBay·22 Nis

April is #NationalSchoolLibraryMonth! We believe an active school library can change a child’s life. To celebrate, here is a photo of a library refurbishment we completed. To learn more about the work we do and to find out how you can help visit bit.ly/3xOcdzo.

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Access Books Bay Area@AccessBooksBay·15 Nis

📣 Opportunity for hands-on volunteers! Help us prep books and paint murals at Santee Elementary School in San Jose on April 20th or 23rd. ▶️accessbooksbayarea.org/volunteer/

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Access Books Bay Area@AccessBooksBay·3 Nis

Thousands of Diverse Books Flood Little Free Libraries accessbooksbayarea.org/thousands-of-d…

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Little Free Library®@LtlFreeLibrary·1 Nis

LFL's Read in Color program has come to the Bay Area! With the latest launch in San Francisco, #ReadInColor now spans 11 cities with more than 150 Little Free Libraries and 30,000 diverse books shared. 📚 Learn more: ed.gr/dzui8

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Access Books Bay Area@AccessBooksBay·31 Mar

We are very excited to be partnering with @LtlFreeLibrary and the SFUSD African American Parent Advisory Council to bring #ReadinColor to San Francisco!!

Little Free Library®@LtlFreeLibrary

Today our #ReadInColor diverse-books initiative launched in the Bay Area! 🎉🎉 Steward Catherine Calimquin says, "The Little Free Library is going to be a great resource for our students ... the more books, the better, as it supports literacy." Learn more: ed.gr/dzjhh

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