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The Junior League of Austin helps BookSpring Launch children into a World of Reading
The Junior League of Austin (JLA) is donating $3,000 to BookSpring to grow our program staff. This generous grant will ...
How to Encourage Your Children to Read at Home
By: María José Meneses, Originally published in Porch.com As children, we were told that reading is important, and many of us ...
Free eBooks and Video eBooks by The Trevor Romain Company
Kids and families interested in reading and watching multicultural stories should check out the award-winning and educational publisher, The Trevor ...
Volunteer Spotlight: Sheila Carver
BookSpring’s Volunteer Spotlight highlights our gratitude for the heroes behind the scenes. The Volunteer Spotlight is on Sheila Carver, a ...
Celebrating a Legacy of Service and Education
By: Georgean and Paul Kyle, Travis Audubon Travis Audubon honors devoted volunteer Anne Donovan with a BookSpring Flying Book Society ...
Reading is The Key to Summer Fun
Reading is the key to summer fun! With the vast world at children's fingertips with a turn of a page, ...
Navigating Change at BookSpring
by Dr. Emily Ball Cicchini, Executive Director Change. It’s the one thing we can’t prevent from happening. So, I report ...
Volunteer Spotlight: Lili Cantu
BookSpring’s Volunteer Spotlight highlights our gratitude for the heroes behind the scenes. The Volunteer Spotlight is on Lili Cantu. Lili ...
When I Grow Up Book List
Check out these picture books to explore the theme "When I Grow Up" with kids ages 4-8. BookSpring volunteer Donovan ...
New Research Links Book Giveaway Programs to Early Childhood Literacy
By Jayme Carrico Studies have found a child’s access to books plays a significant role in early childhood literacy. One ...
Building Connections to the World through Books
Join us for this very special BookSpring event! Who: Christy and Turk Pipkin of The Nobelity Project When: Thursday, April 22, 2021, 5 pm Where: via ...
Volunteer Spotlight: Prashanth Shenoy
Prashanth Shenoy began volunteering with us this past year. Having little access to books growing up in India inspired him ...
Spring Book List for Kids
Spring has sprung! It is time to stop and smell the roses. Check out these fun picture books to discover ...
Volunteer Spotlight: Haley Meyer
We are shining the spotlight on the founder of Community Helping Hands, Austin, TX, and Charity Links, Haley Meyer! Haley ...
Kid Approved Series : Ramona by Beverly Cleary
The Kid Approved Series is a collection of book recommendations by kids for kids and their families. Kids share what ...
Dr. Seuss and Cancel vs. Curate Cultures
By Emily Ball Cicchini, Ph.D., Executive Director Let’s talk about Dr. Seuss! You may have heard that some of his ...
Super Bowl Book Drive hosted by St Gabriel’s Catholic School
Hosting a book drive is fun and easy to do! Over the years, we've discovered all the creative ways people ...
Volunteer Spotlight: Austin Allies
BookSpring's Volunteer Spotlight highlights our gratitude for the heroes behind the scenes. This month the Volunteer Spotlight is on Austin ...
Children’s Book Recommendations for Sharing Love
By: AuntieCam, Guest Blogger It is time to celebrate our love of books with books about love. As a proud ...
World Read Aloud Day: Community Storytime Collection
This year, we encourage you to celebrate World Read Aloud Day with our special Community Storytime collection. These are read-alouds ...
Meaningful Touches from a Distance
by Dr. Emily Ball Cicchini, Executive Director I hope that you are facing this new year with a renewed sense ...
Partner Spotlight: Foundation Communities
Our Partner Spotlight is on Foundation Communities! For over three years, we've collaborated with Foundation Communities to host family literacy ...
Revealing the 2020 Central Texas Reading Survey
The BookSpring 2020 Central Texas Reading Survey provides valuable information about the reading habits of families in Central Texas. Conducted ...
Books are a Lifeline Happy Hour
The accent was on HAPPY as we gathered together in the Fall with family and friends for the Happy Hour, ...
Become a BookSpring Book Reviewer!
Share your love of reading through Book Reviews Do you love to share stories about the good books you've read ...
How to Create the Perfect Reading Nook
By: Lorena Romo, Originally published in Porch.com A reading nook can be the perfect way to enjoy curling up with ...
Partner Spotlight: Community Action of Central Texas
Community Action of Central Texas has partnered with BookSpring since January 2019 to provide children and families with books throughout ...
BookSpring Delivered During COVID
New ways of gifting "forever" books BookSpring has continued to deliver books through partnerships with elementary schools, childcare centers, and ...
Sharing Support for Parents and Caregivers
By Emily Ball Cicchini, PhD Making Back To School Special This year back to school feels so strange for so ...
H-E-B is Committed to Literacy Efforts
Our friends at H-E-B at N. Lamar and Rundberg have a little more in store for teachers and families preparing ...
Access Free Internet during COVID-19
Access an updated list of internet services via inmyarea.com. During the Covid-19 outbreak, BookSpring wants to make sure all families ...
Our Board Members Make a Difference
BookSpring's Board of Directors is comprised of individuals committed to ensuring we do the best work possible in pursuit of ...
Reflections on Another Year of Service
by Emily Ball Cicchini, Executive Director Considering all the challenges for the past fiscal year (July 1, 2019- June 30, ...
Home Grown Book Lovers
We're reposting this guest blog, by Natalia Mirkowicz, to encourage parents and caregivers, during quarantine, to establish a reading routine ...
Volunteer Spotlight: Suzi Scaramuzza
Over the years we have been fortunate to work with the wonderful ladies of the National Charity League (NCL). The ...
Meet the Staff: Andrea Angelo
What is your job at BookSpring? Director of Development and Marketing What do you like about your job at BookSpring? ...
Books to Read This Summer
Lorena Koppel recommends you spend your summer relaxing and enjoying a great book! If you loved the Percy Jackson series ...
Book Review of Lift As You Climb
Lift as You Climb The Story of Ella Baker by Patricia Hruby Powell Review by Frannie Rooney, Literacy First Volunteer ...
Homes with Children Hardest Hit by Job Loses
By Emily Ball Cicchini, Executive Director A recent survey released by the U.S. Census shows that 55% of households with ...
Strengthening families in our community
Reading regularly with young children stimulates optimal patterns of brain development. Books in the home and reading together can strengthen ...
Reading and Friendship: Shruti’s Story
An interest in books that starts during childhood can lead to much more than academic success. Teenage volunteer Shruti Vadlakonda ...
Volunteer Spotlight: Evan Rosenblum
We are shining the Volunteer Spotlight on our AmeriCorps VISTA, Evan Rosenblum. He believes that books are a critical tool ...
Starting a book club with friends
Najla Albeayeyz is a BookSpring volunteer from Saudia Arabia who started a book club during her junior year of high ...
Connecting with your children at home
There is no doubt that coronavirus has changed all of our lives. We’ve all been impacted in different ways and ...
Volunteer Spotlight: Kacy Vega
The spotlight is on our volunteer Kacy Vega. She is a resident of San Diego, California but originally hails from ...
Reading Together as a Family
Reading together as a family and doing activities related to the story is a great way to fill your time ...
Destinee’s YA Book Recommendations
Volunteer blogger Destinee McGhee returns with an eclectic selection of books to review for BookSpring! In honor of Asian and ...
Sylvie’s YA Book Recommendations
Sylvie is a seventeen-year-old who loves reading! She is virtually volunteering with BookSpring to “spread kindness to others and put ...
Books and Yoga with Raaga
Book drives are a great way to engage your family, friends, neighbors, or colleagues in a low effort project with ...
