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On Air Today: Dream Big Book Drive
Jan 12, 2023 | Aaron Keck | On Air Today Aaron chats with Book Harvest‘s Benay Hicks about the annual Dream Big Book Drive, Monday from...
Jan 12, 2023


20+ Great Things to Do in North Carolina in January
January 12, 2023 | NC Tripping These things to do in North Carolina in January will get your year started on the right foot! Our guide...
Jan 12, 2023


Book Harvest on My Carolina
Jan 9, 2023 | My Carolina, CBS-17 Watch Segment >> #dreambig #inthenews #news
Jan 9, 2023


ABC11 Together Perspectives for January 8, 2023
Sunday, January 8, 2023 6:15AM Every MLK Day Book Harvest celebrates the power of community during its annual Big Dream MLK Day Book...
Jan 8, 2023


On a Personal Note (Holiday Giving Edition)
December 1, 2022 | By Frank Bruni, New York Times >> Read the Article Whenever people ask me how to become better writers, I tell them to...
Dec 19, 2022


Bringing Books to Children with Book Harvest
November 15, 2022 | Amber Freeman, My Carolina Watch the clip: https://www.cbs17.com/my-carolina/bringing-books-to-children-with-book-har...
Nov 15, 2022


Perspective | How Rescue Plan funds are helping kids across North Carolina
November 14, 2022 | By Adam Sotak, Education NC From diapers to housing, historic American Rescue Plan funds have created huge...
Nov 14, 2022


‘Oh, the Places You’ll Go!’ Organization making Durham ‘the City of Books
Wednesday, October 26, 2022 |By Cindy Bae via One book box at a time: Book Harvest making Durham ‘the City of Books’ It took less than...
Oct 26, 2022


‘City of Books:’ Dozens of new book boxes to appear in Durham communities
October 26, 2022 | By Monica Casey, WRAL Durham reporter Durham non-profit Book Harvest receives ARPA funding to expand its reach DURHAM,...
Oct 26, 2022


People & Places: Durham Magazine October/November 2022
By Sam Edge, Durham Magazine | October 2022 Read More >>
Oct 1, 2022


Nonprofit News: Book Harvest opens new Family Space in Durham
Aug 26, 2022 | By Dane Huffman | Triangle Business Journal Book Harvest Durham opened its new 1,390-square-foot Family Space July 19 at...
Aug 27, 2022


ABC11 Together Perspectives for August 21, 2022
August 21, 2022 | ABC11 Every year on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Book Harvest hosts its Dream Big Book Drive. The annual event is...
Aug 22, 2022


Perspective | What does college have to do with newborns? Everything, it turns out
Children who have college savings of as little as $1-$499 are three times more likely to attend college.
Jun 28, 2022


Book Babies Graduation Celebrates 51 Durham Five-Year-Olds
Book Harvest Held Fifth Annual Graduation Ceremony June 7, 2022, Durham, NC — Book Harvest’s Book Babies Class of 2022 donned bright...
Jun 7, 2022


The Debate Over the Best Way to Teach Reading
June 4, 2022 | The New York Times OPINION LETTERS: Readers discuss an article about a trend back to emphasizing phonics. Re “She Helped...
Jun 4, 2022


Nonprofit provides literacy support for kids
BY AMY ELLIOTT DURHAM PUBLISHED 6:15 AM ET FEB. 14, 2022 DURHAM, N.C. — A nonprofit based in the Bull City continues to provide literacy...
Feb 14, 2022


Ginger Young Named CEO of Book Harvest
February 1, 2022 | The Mebane Foundation The Mebane Foundation is pleased to share this exciting news from Book Harvest, one of our most...
Feb 1, 2022


Durham literacy organization Book Harvest looks to expand
Liz Bell, Education NC February 1, 2022 Book Harvest, a Durham-based nonprofit focused on book distribution and early childhood literacy,...
Feb 1, 2022


TBJ reveals 2022 class of Women in Business Awards winners
By Cameron Snipes – Associate Editor, Triangle Business Journal Jan 26, 2022, 11:55am EST The Women in Business Awards program recognizes...
Jan 26, 2022


Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Day in the Triangle: Events and volunteering
By Kimberly Cataudella January 17, 2022 The legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is celebrated each year on the third Monday in January,...
Jan 17, 2022
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