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September 8, 2022 | Benay Hicks Literacy journeys stretch way beyond the classroom; they begin the moment we experience words, language,...

August 31, 2022 | Parker Nelson, AmeriCorps Member Parker at the Book Harvest table On Saturday, August 27th my Book Harvest colleague...

August 25, 2022 | By Gabby Angeles, Community Engagement Coordinator at Book Harvest I first met Zulaa and her daughter Namun in spring...

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....

August 11, 2022 | Benay Hicks Book Harvest is always looking for ways to make it easy for families to access free, high quality,...

August 4, 2022 | Benay Hicks Book Babies, a Book Harvest program, launched in Durham County in 2013 to provide free literacy support to...

July 28, 2022 This month Book Harvest welcomed Cheri Coleman to our growing team! As the Book Babies Durham Manager, she oversees all...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 |Benay Hicks From left: Tabitha Blackwell, Sarah Wood, Ginger Young Today was an exciting day: today was the day Book...

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 | By Benay Hicks Book Harvest believes that parents are superheroes and their child’s first brain builders. To help parents...

April 28, 2022 Today’s blog post was creating using materials from Talking is Teaching, a campaign of Too Small to Fail. Children begin...

April 21, 2022 Book Harvest is committed to working alongside parents by ensuring they have spaces to make their voices heard — including...

April 7, 2022 | Benay Hicks Book Harvest took a journey southeast! You can now find a bookshelf brimming with culturally inclusive...

March 31, 2022 On Tuesday, March 29, Book Harvest’s Founder and CEO, Ginger Young, moderated a Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Webinar...