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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.

How COVID has changed our work

A typical Access Books Bay Area school library project doesn’t work well in pandemic times. Because of safety concerns over the past year we have not been able to bring together the dozens of volunteers we normally would for an in-person event, especially not on a school campus. At the same time, the Covid Pandemic … Read More

Thank you Greene Middle School!

We want to give a shout out to the students and parents at Greene Middle School in Palo Alto! This community has conducted a book drive for Access Books Bay Area every year in the spring since 2016, and are once again in the middle of their annual book drive right now! Greene’s commitment to … Read More

Teamwork to Create Little Libraries

Retirees, moms & young kids, artists, boy scouts & their dads, high school students, hobbyists… what do all of these people have in common? A passion for service and giving back to the community. As part of our COVID-19 response, Access Books Bay Area launched the little library book box program in late 2020. These … Read More