Launching Children Into a World of Reading
BookSpring’s goal is to help each child we serve have 20 books in their home by the year 2020. We would like to highlight one of our partners that is already actively providing books to their children to make sure this goal is met. We are so thrilled to partner with Scott and Gail and […]
BookSpring is partnering with Greater Austin Area My Brother’s Keeper (GAAMBK) and other local literacy advocates to address kindergarten readiness.
This year promises a lot of exciting enhancements to BookSpring’s research-based and time-proven efforts to increase the love of reading in young children and their families. First, we’re pleased to announce the creation of three new positions: BookSpringRx Director, BookSpringEd Director, and BookSpringGo Director, being filled by Cynthia Ivey, Wayne Holstine, and Mariela Rodriguez, respectively. […]
A group of local authors are lending their support to BookSpring’s efforts. They will be the featured guests at our Benefit Luncheon in April 21 at the Westwood Country Club. Learn more about these fascinating writers right here in our own backyard. Bethany Hegedus’ books include the award-winning Grandfather Gandhi and the newly released Be […]
Volunteers from WE Communications pose with McBee Elementary Librarian Heather Stephens after spending the day volunteering in her library. WE Communications employees here in Austin have been volunteering with BookSpring for the past three years, and they very rapidly earned the distinction of “the GT Group”–that’s Gifted and Talented for those of you not in […]
My first involvement with Ana Menchaca was through her Girl Scout troop. They volunteered to work on a project the Rotary Club of Austin was coordinating for BookSpring. The girls collected gently used books from their friends and classmates, took the donation to BookSpring, and prepped the books for distribution to children and families in […]
