Queen City Book Bank

It’s Little Free Library (LFL) Week! We’re celebrating the spring installation of LFLs with new locations popping up all over the tri-state! We are grateful to our dedicated LFL stewards for taking care of our now 261 installed LFLs! To find LFLs near you: queencitybookbank.org/pages/little-f…

May is QCBB’s month to shine! We are proud to be featured for the month of May in the America 250-Ohio 2026 calendar highlighting 12 of Ohio’s murals. This is part of “Murals Across Ohio,” created in celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. Stop by and check out our mural!

Cheers to our future educators! We recently welcomed 30+ students from @MiamiOHehs to QCBB. These aspiring teachers learned about our mission, explored our facility, and discovered how we can support them in their journey toward becoming impactful educators!

A huge thank you to the incredible families of @IHPrimary for your generosity and support! Over 2,000 books were collected through your recent book drive—an amazing contribution that will help us get more books into the hands of children across our community. We appreciate you!

🎉 Announcing that QCBB has distributed over 500,000 books to our community! We are full of gratitude for YOU for your used book donations, volunteer work, little free library stewarding and financial donations over the past 40 years. The best is yet to come!

📚 Digging into a good book this weekend? Join CINCY READS today! This citywide challenge encourages our community to collectively read over 513,000 minutes in March. Your 1 hour of reading could help us meet our goal 🏆 To get started go to: cincinnatilibrary.beanstack.org/reader365

Book Giveaway Day is almost here! Everyone is welcome to QCBB tomorrow, Tuesday, March 24th to shop our gently used children’s book collection. We’ll be rolling out the welcome mat at 9 a.m. but feel free to stop by anytime until 3 p.m. Hope to see you there!

A huge round of applause for @TCTCincinnati for collecting 1,000+ books for QCBB! As part of their “Diary of A Wimpy Kid,” production, theater goers were asked to bring book donations & they delivered! Thank you for helping us promote the importance of literacy & book ownership.

Only a couple weeks until our Spring Children's Book Giveaway Day! Stop in Tuesday, March 24th between 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. to shop our used book collection. We will also be hosting Brian K. Westbrook Sr., author of “Brianna, Malik, & The Mindful Champions.” We hope to see you there!

📚Got children’s books? Our inventory needs a boost! Consider donating your gently used books to QCBB. Your contributions put books into the hands of children who need them most. For information on book donations or how to start a book drive go to: queencitybookbank.org/pages/book-don…

Join us as we celebrate the joy of reading during this Read Across America Week! Ready to get started? Join CINCY READS! This citywide challenge encourages everyone to read for 513 minutes by the end of March. To get started go to: cincinnatilibrary.beanstack.org/reader365

🙌 Thanks to the generosity of an amazing couple who provided a $200,000 matching gift, the 2026 Gala netted more than $525,000 to fuel our literacy programs & expand book access across our community. We are deeply grateful to our sponsors and supporters for this event's success!

⌛ Last day for 2x the impact! Every dollar donated in February will be matched up to $200,000, helping us raise $400,000 for children and families! We are just over $8,000 from our goal of $200,000 – so close! Consider donating today 📚💕 bit.ly/QCBB2xDonation

All are welcome to the Black Child Book Fair (BCBF) this Saturday, February 28th, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Agape Love Ministries! The BCBF began in Chicago in 2019 and is committed to promoting literacy and increasing representation in children’s literature. No cost to attend!

We are one month away from our Spring Children's Book Giveaway Day – mark your calendars! Please stop by on Tuesday, March 24th anytime between 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to shop our used book collection – all at no cost to you. Join us in spreading the joy of reading this spring!

@RayAttiyah Ray, we appreciate your support!

Queen City Book Bank's $200,000 Double the LOVE match is still active! Show your love! @QCBookBank lngc.ejoinme.org/MyEvents/Galaf…

Thanks to a kindhearted couple, every donation in February will be matched up to $200,000, helping us raise $400,000 for children and families! So far, we are up to $171,116 – only $28,884 shy of our goal. Consider donating today! bit.ly/QCBB2xDonation

We were proud to host a group of @ElderHighSchool moms and sons for their service day yesterday! We are so grateful for their gift of time and energy on their day off. Thank you for making a difference and keeping our mission in motion 📚💕

Your love for literacy goes twice as far this Valentine’s Day! In honor of QCBB’s 40th anniversary, every dollar donated in the month of February will be matched up to $200,000, helping us raise $400,000 for children and families! bit.ly/QCBB2xDonation

🏐📚💕🖤 Thank you to the University of Cincinnati women’s volleyball team for spending their afternoon with us at QCBB! The team accomplished much for us in our large warehouse 👏 We are so grateful for your time and energy in supporting our mission!