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.
literacy
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
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, 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
Features
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