nonprofits
BioMérieux Backs Book Babies Durham with €197,953 Grant
Three-year bioMérieux investment will deepen outreach to Durham families facing early-learning barriers with home visits, 100 books, and coaching from birth to age 5.
literacy
Durham-Born Books on Break Goes Statewide
Each child received 10 free, self-selected books to build a home library, with the goal of sparking joy in reading and helping prevent the “summer slide” in literacy skills.
literacy
Book Harvest Supports Young Readers in Storm-Damaged Western N.C.
Ginger Young of Book Harvest: "Every child should have the opportunity to grow up in a home filled with books, no matter the circumstances."
literacy
Book Harvest Celebrates "Books on Break" Grant
With 78% of children from low-income families in North Carolina not reading proficiently by the end of third grade, literacy advocates say summer reading access is more important than ever.
Local Government
Durham Celebrates "City of Books Month" with Book Harvest Reopening
Book Harvest, a local nonprofit children’s literacy organization, opened its newly expanded headquarters on Wednesday. More than 150 community members, supporters, children, and local dignitaries attended, including Durham Mayor Leonardo Williams and Durham Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Anthony Lewis. During the event, Williams declared September as “Durham: City of
News
Book Harvest Expands in Rockwood Plaza
Book Harvest, a Durham nonprofit focused on children’s literacy, has again expanded its headquarters in the Rockwood strip center at 2501 University Dr. In a blog post Friday, the organization announced the expansion that now has it occupying the three middle units in the center that also includes Thai
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Features
[SoDu We Gallery] Book Harvest Dream Big Book Drive 2024
Golden Belt hosted the Book Harvest Dream Big Book Drive on Jan. 15, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Visitors donated books by the boxload, took home a few free books, and enjoyed hot chocolate while watching the Paperhand Puppet Intervention team parading around, meeting Wool E. Bull, and taking photos