MAXIMUS Foundation supports family development
We are thrilled to be a recipient of the MAXIMUS Foundation grant! With this grant, we will give families in Central Texas an infusion of 20 books to kickstart their home libraries and promote the importance of reading together every day. “Making a deep and meaningful impact on a community is no easy feat, but BookSpring continues to do it every day,” said John Boyer, MAXIMUS Foundation Chairman. The MAXIMUS Foundation awards the grant to organizations that promote self-sufficiency and ... Read More
About the Executive Director
Emily Ball Cicchini, PhD Executive Director Emily joined BookSpring in 2015 and is a strong believer in the long-term benefit of early childhood literacy and creativity interventions that encourage intrinsic motivation. She’s seen first-hand the positive impact of children’s exposure to self-selected stories and sensory-rich thematic materials. Emily shares BookSpring’s passion for access to books and envisions extending these benefits to all children, no matter their cultural background, ability, or economic status. She's particularly proud of representing BookSpring into the ... Read More
Champions of BookSpring
BookSpring Champions are passionate and committed contributors who share a vision of a world of families reading and succeeding together. Many of our Champions share their gifts in service to our mission by providing our organization with their philanthropic support, advocacy, network of colleagues and experts, or by raising community awareness of our early literacy mission. These supporters are crucial to the success and sustainability of BookSpring's initiatives, as their generous contributions enable us to implement and expand our programs ... Read More
Board of Directors
2023-2024 Leadership Team Lindsey Stuart President A native Austinite, Lindsey is committed to creating more equitable educational opportunities and outcomes for historically marginalized children. She began her career as a high school Spanish teacher, and later joined Austin ISD’s Office of Innovation and Development and the Austin Ed Fund, where she led planning, partnerships and fundraising efforts for the school district. Lindsey recently joined her father’s investment advisory practice, Carl Stuart Investment Advisory, Inc. Lindsey holds a Master’s in Teaching ... Read More
Being with BookSpring
by Emily Ball Cicchini, Executive Director I recently passed an anniversary with BookSpring. I cannot tell you how blessed I feel to have been given the honor of carrying forward this worthy vision of creating a more literate future for all our children. Every day of each year, BookSpring has been delivering books to children throughout Austin, and inspiring adults to read aloud to children. I can't think of more valuable work to be doing to help improve our ... Read More
Staff Members
Meet the BookSpring Staff Email info@bookspring.org for general inquiries. Dial (512) 472-1791 to reach us by phone. Emily Ball Cicchini, PhD Executive Director, ext. 106 Serving as Executive Director since 2015, Emily is inspired by the vision of sustaining a steady stream of the right books to the right kids at the right time. She has over 30 years of experience in nonprofit and education sectors, including leadership roles with Austin Creative Alliance, Texans for the Arts, ScriptWorks, VSA Arts ... Read More
