A Cat, a Girl, and a Literacy Journey
September 8, 2022 | Benay Hicks Literacy journeys stretch way beyond the classroom; they begin the moment we experience words, language,...
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Aug 31, 2022
Revisiting Leandro 28 Years Later
August 31, 2022 | Parker Nelson, AmeriCorps Member Parker at the Book Harvest table On Saturday, August 27th my Book Harvest colleague...
Aug 24, 2022
From Durham to Ulaanbaatar: Connecting Cultures Through Books
August 25, 2022 | By Gabby Angeles, Community Engagement Coordinator at Book Harvest I first met Zulaa and her daughter Namun in spring...
Aug 18, 2022
Get Ready for School!
August 18, 2022 It’s time to head back to school! Here are some tips to get prepared for the school year ahead. Before the first day: 1....
Aug 10, 2022
Books at Work, at Duke!
August 11, 2022 | Benay Hicks Book Harvest is always looking for ways to make it easy for families to access free, high quality,...
Aug 3, 2022
Let’s Talk Lit Kits
August 4, 2022 | Benay Hicks Book Babies, a Book Harvest program, launched in Durham County in 2013 to provide free literacy support to...
Jul 28, 2022
Meet Cheri Coleman
July 28, 2022 This month Book Harvest welcomed Cheri Coleman to our growing team! As the Book Babies Durham Manager, she oversees all...
Jul 21, 2022
The Family Space is Now Open!
July 21, 2022 | Benay Hicks After being closed to the public since 2020, Book Harvest Durham unveiled its new Family Space at 9 a.m. on...
Jul 13, 2022
100,000 Already!?
July 14, 2022 This spring we announced our goal of providing 100,000 books to children this summer. And guess what!? It’s only July 14th...
Jul 7, 2022
Books Make Everything Better
July 7, 2022 Book Harvest’s ‘Book Access Hubs’ are popping up more and more around Durham as businesses fully reopen and allow for our...
Jun 23, 2022
Summer Book Drives
June 23, 2022 | Benay Hicks Book Harvest’s Dream Big Book Drive in December/January is well known for being the biggest children’s book...
Jun 9, 2022
Books on Break Wrap Up 2022
June 9, 2022 32 public elementary schools, 3 counties, 14,360 students, and 70,315 books! Those are the numbers that tell the tale of...
Jun 1, 2022
Literacy, Language, and Worries
June 2, 2022 Today’s blog post was created using materials from Talking is Teaching, a campaign of Too Small to Fail. Small children have...
May 26, 2022
Welcome, Tabitha!
May 26, 2022 |Benay Hicks From left: Tabitha Blackwell, Sarah Wood, Ginger Young Today was an exciting day: today was the day Book...
May 19, 2022
Turning Pages: A Summer Celebration of Reading Together
May 19, 2022 | By Benay Hicks There is no time like summertime at Book Harvest! While our team works hard to provide books and literacy...
May 5, 2022
Helping Moms Be Moms
May 5, 2022 | By Benay Hicks Book Harvest believes that parents are superheroes and their child’s first brain builders. To help parents...
Apr 27, 2022
All About Counting: Activity and Engagement List
April 28, 2022 Today’s blog post was creating using materials from Talking is Teaching, a campaign of Too Small to Fail. Children begin...
Apr 20, 2022
Building Bookshelves
April 21, 2022 Book Harvest is committed to working alongside parents by ensuring they have spaces to make their voices heard — including...
Apr 7, 2022
Barber Shop Bookshelf
April 7, 2022 | Benay Hicks Book Harvest took a journey southeast! You can now find a bookshelf brimming with culturally inclusive...
Mar 30, 2022
The Value of Children’s Savings Accounts
March 31, 2022 On Tuesday, March 29, Book Harvest’s Founder and CEO, Ginger Young, moderated a Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Webinar...