Book Fairies

During 2024, the Book Fairies distributed approximately 716,000 books to people in need throughout long island, new york city, and internationally through its various programs.book Fairies distributes books through: monthly Book fairs: once a month, we open our Book bank to educators from schools and nonprofit organizations working with individuals living in under-resourced communities. Attendees select as many of our carefully sorted books as they can during a 1-hour time slot. Typically, 12,000-20,000 books are distributed at each event, helping to increase access to books for people across long island and new york city.community/school partnerships: established in 2021, this program was designed to provide targeted, multi-year support to teachers, schools, and community organizations working in under-resourced communities. Through a combination of student Book fairs, customized deliveries to teachers, and giveaways to promote reading during school breaks, we help to build home, classroom, and school libraries and foster a culture of literacy.public bookshelves: we supply, maintain, and refresh Book collections in a variety of locations, including health centers, public parks, lirr stations, grocery stores, pediatric doctors' offices, before- and after-school programs, transitional housing, soup kitchens, women's shelters, and community centers. We also deliver paperback books to organizations working with individuals in the correctional system.special Book distributions: throughout the year, we support specific requests for Book giveaways, such as summer reading initiatives, community events, and school-wide distributions at sites that are not already part of our school/community partnership program.global Book distributions: we pack books in fair to average condition for partner organizations to ship overseas to support literacy needs in under-resourced countries. Our current partner reaches under-resourced schools in somaliland, sierra leone, and ghana facing high demand for children's books in english.