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What We Do

Access Books Bay Area approaches the important work of bridging the gap in access to literacy through a variety of different programs, including our Library refurbishment projects, as well our COVID response programs.

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Your generosity is what makes our work possible. Whether you support us financially or with your time and expertise, you can take personal responsibility for the lives that we touch and the children whose literacy experience is enriched and improved by our work.

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Why We Do It

We believe that access to education is a fundamental human right. And children growing up in poverty in the Bay Area are suffering from multiple educational disadvantages, primary among them being unequal access to quality libraries that instill a love of reading that can lead to lifelong gains in educational achievement. School libraries in California are in crisis, and students are suffering the consequences.

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Library Book Boxes Program

In today’s era of distance learning, many schools and districts have been unable to provide access to pleasure reading books to their students, as school and classroom libraries have been temporarily closed for the 2020-2021 school year. To support these unique challenges during these unprecedented times, the team at Access Books Bay Area is partnering … Read More

Fremont siblings collect books for Access Books Bay Area

Third-grader Ayaan and first-grader Ariya did not allow COVID-19 to put a damper on their summer break! This dynamic sibling duo from Fremont, along with their mother Rashal, ran a very successful book drive for Access Books Bay Area…

Updated distribution numbers

Since May 13, we have done distributions at 10 sites, giving about 6300 books to about 2,150 students throughout San Jose, East Palo Alto, and San Francisco.