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May 26, 2016
Books Everywhere at Eastway Elementary
By Rachel Stine, partnerships manager I recently visited the amazing Eastway Elementary School to meet with their fearless leader, Ms....


May 19, 2016
Standing Taller Because of Books
By Daniele Berman, Operations Manager This article originally ran in the Durham Herald-Sun on Sunday, May 15. It didn’t take Moore long...


May 12, 2016
UPDATE: Rams Rock!
What’s that sound, you ask? Why, that’s the sound of records being shattered. Rams dabbin’! You may remember reading about the book drive...


May 5, 2016
Welcome, Chandler!
By Daniele Berman, Operations Manager On May 31, Chandler Rock will be joining the Book Harvest team as our summer intern, and we can’t...


Apr 28, 2016
Closing the Summer Learning Gap for 10,000 Kids
By Ginger Young, founder and executive director, Book Harvest (This article originally ran in the Durham Herald-Sun on April 24.) Closing...


Apr 21, 2016
Girls on the Run Give Back
By Gabby Hart, fifth grade member of Girls on the Run at Our Lady of Lourdes School in Raleigh, NC


Apr 14, 2016
Strong Fathers Sharing Stories
By Katie Bauman, Director, Strong Fathers – Durham Editor’s note: Strong Fathers is one of our newest Community Book Bank partners, and...


Apr 7, 2016
Rams Rock!
By Daniele Berman, Operations Manager The Rogers-Herr Rams, Durham middle schoolers, are planning a book drive. But if their Advanced and...


Mar 31, 2016
The Bottom Line
By Sara Morris, Book Harvest intern I used to work at a daycare where I was often placed in the room with what they called “the...


Mar 24, 2016
Our Community Book Bank is Growing!
By Daniele Berman, Operations Manager As our generous community continues to share books with us–by clearing out their bookshelves at...


Mar 17, 2016
From a Single Book Cover, an Author and Activist is Launched
By Ginger Young, Founder and Executive Director originally printed in the Durham Herald-Sun on March 16, 2016 Not every successful author...


Mar 10, 2016
Alternative Service Break Day at Durham Tech
By Daniele Berman, Operations Manager Earlier today, I had the opportunity to join colleagues from Durham’s Partnership for Children and...


Mar 3, 2016
Barriskill Book Drive
By Devon Fischer, book drive captain Hi everyone my name is Devon and I am in seventh grade. I ran a book drive at Barriskill Dance...


Feb 25, 2016
Welcome, Carolina!
By Daniele Berman, Operations Manager Meet the newest addition to our Book Babies team: Carolina Avary! L to R: Team Leader Meytal Barak,...

Feb 21, 2016
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. donates books by Chonna Campbell
The Durham Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., recently donated its largest collection ever to Book Harvest, a nonprofit...


Feb 18, 2016
Closing the Book Ownership Gap for ESL Families
By Daniele Berman, Book Harvest Operations Manager This article originally appeared in the Durham Herald-Sun on February 8, 2016. Every...


Feb 11, 2016
Know What Holiday We’re Celebrating on Sunday? (Hint: It’s Not Valentine’s Day.)
6 Ways You Can Get Involved in International Book Giving Day (via bookgivingday.com) Add your name to the list of individuals celebrating...


Feb 4, 2016
A Day On, Not a Day Off
By Lynette Tillery, AmeriCorps member serving with The Boys and Girls Clubs of Wake County, primarily based at the Raleigh Boy’s Club....


Jan 28, 2016
Welcome, Charlia!
By Daniele Berman, Operations Manager Charlia comes to us after working as the shop manager at the NC Botanical Gardens in Chapel Hill...


Jan 21, 2016
Dr. King and Our Stunning Network of Mutuality
By Ginger “Mom, can we please come back tomorrow?” This question was asked by a shivering boy as he and his family were reluctantly...
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