Founded by a teacher, powered by educators and their allies, BookSmiles, a 501 (c)(3) collects, sorts, and distributes millions of gently used children's books.
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7 Jun 2024
Jersey Proud! Thanks, Congressman Gottheimer for highlighting innovation and how we're enabling book access FOR ALL in unprecedented ways!
@Josh4Jersey #endbookdeserts #bookwealth
6 Jun 2024
📚 #JumpStartJersey Stories: Teacher and @booksmiles1 founder Larry Abrams helps kids get on the right academic track by giving away free books. Larry’s great idea – divert millions of used books to kids who otherwise wouldn’t have them. Read the story: jumpstartjersey.com/home/lar…
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21 Dec 2023
I retired exactly a year ago from teaching. I got to keep my lanyard, and now I run BookSmiles full time. We are now one of the largest kids book banks in the USA. booksmiles.org
EDUCATORS-Enter our drawing to win this set by RT, FOLLOW, & TAG another teacher.
#TEACHers
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16 Dec 2023
It's the best when one of your former students tells you she is studying to become a teacher at the @NJEA convention.
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3 Dec 2023
Teachers should not have to dumpster-dive for books or supplies.
3 Dec 2023
Add “dumpster diving” to the list of things that teachers will do (but shouldn’t have to or be forced to do) for their students.
Today I had the pleasure of visiting @booksmiles1 and its founder, Larry Abrams, who would do everything he could to get books for his students.
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24 Jun 2023
Our 5K is on! Proud to be a nonprofit member of @CCSNJ
22 Jun 2023
@booksmiles1 is hosting it's first 5K Run & 1 Mile Walk for Literacy at Cooper River Park!
Runners and walkers are welcome! Walkers will turn around after the first 1/2 mile and will walk back to complete 1 mile.
Click here to learn more: runsignup.com/Race/NJ/Cherry…
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14 Jun 2023
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24 May 2023
Here's the winner: @Cgomez322!
EDUCATORS- Enter our next drawing for another class set of Oh The Places You'll Go: RT this tweet and FOLLOW. Bonus entry: tag a deserving fellow teacher.
BookSmiles is among the largest kids book banks in the USA - booksmiles.org
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BookSmiles retweeted
Today, Scoochie and I had the opportunity to tour @booksmiles1 . They donate more than 50,000 books/month to kids and classrooms in the SJ and Philadelphia area.
#Kickstarter for my third book has opps for your pledge to support BookSmiles. 🥰
👉 kck.st/3AdLv3g
#local
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11 May 2023
BookSmiles, one of the largest, book banks in the USA, was started by a teacher.
To celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week, we're giving away a class set of Oh The Places You'll Go.
EDUCATORS — to enter here: RT this tweet and follow. Bonus entry: tag a deserving fellow teacher.
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22 Apr 2023
Yes!!!
22 Apr 2023
Big Thank you to Larry Abrams for spending his whole day bringing books to 2 schools @wearetrschools Teachers can go out to his Book Repository called @booksmiles1 & get as many free books as they want as many times in a year that they want for a 1 time donation of $25 each year.
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10 Apr 2023
Teachers, want a class set that we've upcycled and diverted from landfill?
We've salted away three class sets of Oh, the Places You'll Go! Enter to win by liking this post, and tag two of your teacher-friends! Winners announced 4/15.
We are real: booksmiles.org
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17 Mar 2023
Why not turn a trash bin into a work of art to collect used childrens books? This is one way that we transfer book-wealth from book-rich areas to book deserts. Learn how to help the cause: booksmiles.org
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11 Mar 2023
📚 Thank you to my friend, and BookSmiles Founder, Larry Abrams, for hosting myself and 30 “Serve with Senator Singleton” volunteers at his “book bank” in Pennsauken! Over the course of two hours, we sorted donations and repaired books.
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8 Mar 2023
A fantasy came true when I took a book-bath. Help us get books!
🔵 Donate children's books. You can box & mail
🔵 Donate $. It costs us only 36 cents to save each book. $36 rescues two banker's boxes worth of kids books!
Our website shows you how! booksmiles.org
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6 Mar 2023
Yes, we are now going on the road to distribute books for inservices and book fairs! Contact larry@booksmiles.org for more info if your school is in Jersey or Philly. Booksmiles.org
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3 Mar 2023
Do you teach in NJ or Philly. We can come to your school as well. Contact larry@booksmiles.org for details.
3 Mar 2023
A Very Special Thank you to @booksmiles1 for coming to Franklin School to provide all our students with books to continue growing a love of reading! @NPSvoices
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11 Feb 2023
We love stocking book arks! Little Free Libraries are par for the course in middle class/affluent areas. Tom Martin's Book Ark Project gets them into book deserts. facebook.com/BookArkProject?…
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31 Jan 2023
It's garbage that teachers should have to pay big $ to outfit their rooms with classroom libraries.
Teachers come to the BookSmiles Book Bank and walk away with several hundred dollars worth of handpicked books each visit! We are real: booksmiles.org
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12 Dec 2022
I started teaching 2001 and now I'm less than 2 weeks from retirement. Why am I leaving mid-year? Because I'm the founder/executive director of a BookSmiles, a nonprofit that has upcycled 1,100,000 children's books. Check it out: booksmiles.org
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12 Dec 2022
We upcycled over 1,000,000 children's books in five years.
And it's not to early to reflect about a major 2022 highlight. The CNN Heroes piece was an honor. Please consider giving gofund.me/533965c2
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