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More Books at Home, Better Reading

More Books at Home, Better Reading

A New Five-Year Study Reinforces Book Bank Work A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ...
BookSpring Spotlight: Welcoming Joy Diaz!

BookSpring Spotlight: Welcoming Joy Diaz!

This March, BookSpring brought on a new leadership team member to our small but powerful team. Joy Diaz, Associate Director, ...
Diverse Children's Books for 2026: BookSpring Originals

Diverse Children’s Books for 2026: BookSpring Originals

A New Program Elevates Creativity We recently celebrated an exciting milestone: the print launch of our first six BookSpring Originals ...
Exploring the Science and Future of Literacy: "Pathways to a Love of Reading"

Exploring the Science and Future of Literacy: “Pathways to a Love of Reading”

Celebrating “Pathways to a Love of Reading” On October 9th, 2025, we came together at the Austin Central Library with ...
Your Child's Brain on Books

Your Child’s Brain on Books

Supporting Early Brain Development with Reading The State and Power of Literacy Your child’s brain is growing faster in the ...
Building Daily Reading Habits to Support Early Readers

Building Daily Reading Habits to Support Early Readers

As the school year begins and teachers prepare to welcome eager young learners, there is one classroom that children spend ...
Introducing BookSpring’s Strategic Plan: 2025–2030

Introducing BookSpring’s Strategic Plan: 2025–2030

Pathways to the Love of Reading BookSpring is proud to unveil our new five-year Strategic Plan: Pathways to the Love ...
Empowering Classrooms through BookSpring's Big Book Giveaway!

Empowering Classrooms through BookSpring’s Big Book Giveaway!

This April, BookSpring launched its first-ever Big Book Giveaway, an educator-focused initiative that brought nearly 20,000 books directly into the ...
BookSpring Fest 2025: A Celebration of Stories

BookSpring Fest 2025: A Celebration of Stories

On Saturday, May 3, 2025, over 1,270 attendees gathered under the Texas sun for BookSpring Fest: A Read-Aloud Celebration, a day filled with ...
BookSpring Dedicates Headquarters as "The Patterson Family Book Bank"

BookSpring Dedicates Headquarters as “The Patterson Family Book Bank”

BookSpring is proud to announce the official dedication of our headquarters as The Patterson Family Book Bank—a name that now ...
Family With Books

Books Beginning at Birth: Transforming Family Literacy Across Texas

Since its launch in April 2022, Books Beginning at Birth (B3) has been making a profound impact on early literacy ...
Unlocking the Insights: 2024 Texas Reading Survey Highlights

Unlocking the Insights: 2024 Texas Reading Survey Highlights

In August and September 2024, BookSpring conducted its annual Texas Reading Survey to understand family reading habits, book ownership, and ...
Books Beginning at Birth: Celebrating Our Progress So Far

Books Beginning at Birth: Celebrating Our Progress So Far

Books Beginning at Birth (B3), our collaborative program with the Texas Association for the Education of Young Children, continues to ...
Anushka Godambe’s Continued Effort: 40,000 Books Donated to BookSpring

Anushka Godambe’s Continued Effort: 40,000 Books Donated to BookSpring

In a remarkable follow-up to our previous story, Anushka Godambe, a former student at Westlake High School in Austin, Texas, ...
Wrapping Up BookSpring Fest 2024: A Heartfelt Thanks

Wrapping Up BookSpring Fest 2024: A Heartfelt Thanks

A True Family Friendly Celebration BookSpring Fest 2024 held on Saturday, May 4th was a resounding success, and we couldn’t ...
Screen Time and Digital Books: Nurturing Reading in a Digital Era

Screen Time and Digital Books: Nurturing Reading in a Digital Era

In our digitally saturated world, children encounter screens at an unprecedented rate, engaging with videos, ads, and games during unsupervised ...

 

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