2018 Annual Report
WE BELIEVE –
- Access to high quality pleasure reading materials should not be limited to children of affluent families.
- Reading for pleasure regularly is the single most important predictor of future academic success.
- An improved school library collection, with new and interesting books, can make the difference for a child who had no other access to books at home or otherwise.
- School libraries that are welcoming, colorful, comfortable spaces can not only encourage reading, but can become hubs of learning and culture at their schools.
OUR APPROACH
Collection maintenance, coaching in parent volunteer recruitment and training, & new books for the library
Mural painting & new comfortable reading furniture to encourage library use
Partnering with local service organizations for book drives and volunteers to work alongside members of the school community
MATERIAL SUPPORT
New, high interest books in the library encourages greater use of the library by both classes and individuals, and increases access to pleasure reading materials for all students
PROGRAM SUPPORT
The support of our credentialed librarian allows understaffed school libraries to better manage their collection through weeding of old, out of date titles before the project, and helps to organize the collection for maximum impact after the project.
COMMUNITY CONNECTION
Volunteers from local service organizations work alongside volunteers from the school communities we serve, creating new connections in the interest of literacy. Many school community volunteers become ongoing library helpers, and many service organization volunteers go on to volunteer on future projects once they see the impact they can make for communities in need.
PROGRAM GROWTH
Number of Schools Served Each Year
Number of Books Donated Each Year
Financials
V I S I O N F O R
2 0 2 0
In 2020 Access Books Bay Area would like to continue expanding our work, reaching the following goals:
- Complete one school project every two months during the school year, for a total of 4 projects
- Increase our visibility in the Bay Area community through outreach and media coverage
- Increase our donor pool and overall number of sustaining donors by 200%