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Perspective | AmeriCorps works. Let’s fight to keep it
On April 28, Book Harvest received alarming and tremendously upsetting news: the North Carolina LiteracyCorps — along with more than 1,000 other AmeriCorps programs across the country — was being terminated, effective immediately.
May 6, 2025


GCPS
Granville County Public Schools will roll out Books on Break at four elementary schools this month.
May 5, 2025


New partnership between Book Harvest and BCBS NC
Maria and Tiara’s stories emerge from Book Harvest, a North Carolina-based organization that has provided 2.5 million books to families
Apr 29, 2025


North Carolina nonprofit receives major donation
The National Center for Families Learning and Book Outlet worked together to donate over 11,000 books to the Book Harvest.
Mar 28, 2025


Perspective | How home libraries build family bonds from birth
Maria and Tiara’s stories emerge from Book Harvest, a North Carolina-based organization that has provided 2.5 million books to families
Mar 17, 2025


Einhorn Collaborative: What I Learned About Early Relational Health
we heard about the stressors that families and health care practitioners continue to face to provide quality services
Feb 25, 2025


Triangle Business Journal: Book program gets major gift
Book Harvest has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust
Feb 19, 2025


Book Harvest Celebrates "Books on Break" Grant
Book Harvest Celebrates "Books on Break" Grant Published by Southpoint Access, 31 Jan 2025 Thousands of North Carolina elementary school...
Feb 3, 2025


Durham’s Book Harvest Earns $250,000
Durham’s Book Harvest Earns $250,000 to Expand ‘Books on Break’ Summer Program Originally posted on Chapelboro.com By Brighton McConnell,...
Feb 3, 2025


Perspective | Replenishing home libraries in Western North Carolina
On Dec. 9, my colleagues and I found ourselves driving west in the Book Harvest book truck toward the mountains of North Carolina.
Jan 10, 2025


Spectrum News 13: Free books encourage bilingual literacy for students
Free books encourage bilingual literacy for students By Jenna Rae Gaertner, Durham County Jan. 03, 2025 READ FULL ARTICLE ONLINE
Jan 4, 2025


My Carolina: Host a Dream Big Book Drive
Host a Dream Big Book Drive and help collect books for Book Harvest by: Amber Freeman, My Carolina Watch it online here .
Jan 4, 2025


Featured in ApartmentGuide
Hidden Gems in Durham, NC by Amanda Tripp, ApartmentGuide November 14, 2024 If you're looking for a blend of rich history, vibrant...
Nov 18, 2024


Word in Black
4 Book Campaigns Bridging the Reading Literacy Divide by Aziah Siid, Word in Black November 14, 2024 "Located in 6 counties across North...
Nov 18, 2024


Perspective | Summer matters
For the past 12 years, Book Harvest has actively worked to address this need by partnering with school districts to implement Books on Break
Nov 1, 2024


Kindergarten info sessions
Book Harvest to offer kindergarten info sessions By The 10th Street Journal on September 10, 2024 Book Harvest, a nonprofit literacy...
Sep 13, 2024


City of Books Month Proclamation
September is Proclaimed Durham: City of Books Month, 2024 WHEREAS, Durham is a City that believes in the transformative power of...
Sep 9, 2024


Book Harvest’s Family Space to reopen after expansion
Book Harvest’s Family Space to reopen after expansion By The 10th Street Journal on August 27, 2024 Book Harvest, a nonprofit literacy...
Aug 28, 2024


Education groups push to change school suspension rules in NC
Education groups push to change school suspension rules in NC Education August 16, 2024 By Emily Walkenhorst , WRAL education reporter...
Aug 16, 2024
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