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Book Harvest, the amazing local nonprofit that gets books in the hands of kids across the region, is hosting a special event this month...

In Durham County, more than 1 in 4 children live in poverty and too many of our fourth graders are not proficient in one of the greatest...

This week’s Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Ginger Young from Book Harvest! Ginger is the executive director and...

Imagine not being able to escape the real world in the pages of your favorite book. Picture a child who hasn’t had their imagination...

The Book Babies Class of 2018 have received their diplomas and are ready for kindergarten after a graduation ceremony hosted by the...

Ginger Young was reading “Martin’s Big Words” — a picture-book biography of the life of Martin Luther King Jr. — to a fifth-grade class....

Imagine a community in which every child owns books by the dozens, reads all summer long, and personally chooses every book in his or her...

“Not all kids go to sleep at night with a bedtime story,” says Ginger Young, the founder and executive director of Book Harvest in...

Book Harvest helps families in public housing build home libraries On the afternoon of March 2, a book Harvest team member walked into...

Can you read “The Runaway Bunny” without being touched by the portrayal of a mother’s sheltering love? Can you read “Harold and the...

Among the flurry of texts that arrived on her phone shortly after her son’s birth congratulating her on her new arrival, this one stood...

“I was that child who always had my nose in  a book growing up,” recalled Ann Leininger, the chair of Book Harvest’s Dream Big Book...

“Books are sometimes windows, offering views of worlds that may be real or imagined, familiar or strange… When lighting conditions are...

Chapel Hill author, illustrator, and scholar Daniel Wallace (Big Fish) makes a good match with Book Harvest. Read the article...

In 2015, acclaimed local author Daniel Wallace did something highly unusual and incredibly generous: He donated a manuscript of a...

This Thursday, October 27, history will be made as children and adults across our country join forces for the world’s largest shared...

When Katy Loebrich and her colleagues at UNC-TV reached out to Durham-based nonprofit book Harvest about running a book drive, the Book...

The Downtown Durham Rotary Club has put Book Harvest on the map – the Little Free Library worldwide map, that is! Read the article...

Summer break is finally here. For many people, that may bring back memories of pools, camps, popsicles and other summer fun, but...

What do a kissing pig, a tricycle obstacle course, paracord survival bracelets and a basketball handler spinning 11 basketballs at once...