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“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...

“They stand taller and hold their head higher,” shares ESL teacher Catriona Moore as she reflects on how owning books affects her...

Closing gaps is a team effort in the Triangle. A year ago, the United Way of the Greater Triangle (UWGT) worked with partner...

Not every successful author can point to an “aha” moment that launched them on the path to writing. but Raleigh children’s book author...

Resource Center helps homes get more books Every week, more than 100 families come through the doors at Durham Public Schools’ ESL...

“The books just kept showing up!” 8-year-old Sammy reported gleefully. She and her friends in her Durham community had put cardboard...

by Daniele Berman This winter break, every student at Durham’s Neal Middle School will be taking home a brand new copy of “Son of...

Ask anyone at Book Harvest the question: What do 40,000 books do? Their immediate answer: They build home libraries for 4,000 local...

United Way of the Greater Triangle (UWGT) is partnering with Book Harvest, the North Carolina Early Childhood Foundation and First Book...

For most people, a win at the Triangle Corporate Battle of the Bands is a once-in-a-life-time honor. But Keith Solademi has accumulated...

Casey froze. The second-grader was at Book Harvest’s Books on Break event in June, filling his Books on Break string backpack with 10...

Two-thirds of America’s children in  poverty are growing up in homes without books. Academically, these children are on average three...