San Jose Sharks Foundation to Place Bookcase Libraries and First Teachers in San Jose Classrooms

San Jose Sharks President and CEO Greg Jamison awarded Bring Me A Book a $25,000 grant to support the San Jose Elementary School Library Initiative during an on-ice presentation.

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JPMorgan Chase & Co., Foundation Invests $25,000 in San Jose Schools

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Foundation held a ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate the donation of 16 Bookcase Libraries in six elementary schools in San Jose's Franklin McKinley School District.

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Bring Me A Book Announces New Executive Director Terri Clark

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Southern California Edison Donates 10 Bookcase Libraries!

Bring Me A Book and Southern California partner to deliver 10 Bookcase Libraries to Bellflower, Paramount, Artesia, Avalon, Hawaiian Gardens and Lakewood.

March 2010 Read the Long Beach Press - Telegram Article!

BMAB Partners with All Stars Helping Kids and the 49ers for Read & Run!

San Francisco 49er Joe Staley and Ronnie Lott's All Stars Helping Kids host a day of literacy activities for Bayview/Hunter's Point youth at Candlestick Park.

March 2010 Read the Article!

BMAB Southern California Donates Bookcase Library to North Valley Caring Services

Bring Me A Book partners with First 5 LA to donate a Bookcase Library and literacy materials to North Valley Caring Services Family Literacy Program.

March 2010 Learn More!

Applied Materials Invests $25,000 in San Jose Kindergarten Classrooms

The Applied Materials Foundation invests $25,000 to expand the San Jose Elementary School Library Initiative to Franklin McKinley School District.

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HEDCO Foundation Celebrates National Literacy Month

The HEDCO Foundation and Bring Me A Book celebrate National Literacy Month with a ribbon cutting at the Eastmont Head Start Program in Oakland.

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4th Annual Festival of Books Hosts Over 6,000 Children and Parents

Target and FIRST 5 Santa Clara County, in partnership with the Read Aloud Collaborative of Silicon Valley, hosted the 4th Annual Festival of Books on Saturday, May 30th for 6,200 children and parents at the Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose.

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Cisco Systems Donates 10 Libraries in Los Angeles!

As part of the 2009 Cisco Systems and Bring Me A Book national library rollout, Cisco and BMAB host ribbon cutting cermonies to mark the donation of 10 libraries to Los Angeles preschool classroom!

February 2009 View the PDF

Watch the 2008 Cisco Systems ribbon cutting ceremony at Seven Trees Elementary School in San Jose, CA.

San Francisco 49ers and BMAB Host Kindergarten Kickoff!

The San Francisco 49ers and Bring Me A Book hosted the 1st Annual Kindergarten Kickoff September 16 for students at Charles Drew College Preparatory Academy in San Francisco.

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BMAB and Oracle Honored at SF Giants Game

The San Francisco Giants honored Bring Me A Book and volunteers from Oracle with a homeplate recognition ceremony August 22.

August 2008 View the PDF

3rd Annual Festival of Books Hosts Over 5,000 Children and Parents

Target and FIRST 5 Santa Clara County, in partnership with the Read Aloud Collaborative of Silicon Valley, hosted the 3^rd Annual Festival of Books on Saturday, June 7^th for 5,500 children and parents at the Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose.

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Marin County Supervisor Judy Arnold Donates Bookcase Libraries

 Bring Me A Book commemorates donation of eight Bookcase Libraries to Novato preschools by Marin County Supervisor Judy Arnold with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Novato Youth Center.

 April 2008 View the PDF

Morgan Family Foundation Donates Libraries in Sacramento

Bring Me A Book commemorates donation of eleven Bookcase Libraries to Sacramento preschools by the Morgan Family Foundation with a ribbon cutting ceremony at Sacramento's Robla Preschool.

April 2008 View the PDF

Gentry Magazine Features Bring Me A Book

Gentry Magazine highlights Bring Me A Book's achievements in helping communities throughout the Bay Area have access to the best children's books.

March 2008 View the Article

Menlo School Donates Libraries to the Yucatan

Menlo School Interact Club delivers self funded libraries to Chicxulub and Cholul villages along the Yucatan Peninsula.

March 2008 View the PDF

Bring Me A Book Expands to New York

Bring Me A Book and Cisco Systems Partner to donate ten Bookcase Libraries to New York's Mohegan School.

February 2008 View the PDF

James Chen is "putting the fun into reading" in Hong Kong

January 2, 2008 - "What strikes me about Bring Me A Book is their egalitarian  view of reading - that every family, regardless of social status or income, has the right to quality literature."  Read more about James Chen's success in Hong Kong.
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Jazz Man Martin Luther King

Bay Area organizations partner to support literacy programs for Oakland children and youth with a night of jazz and reading at Martin Luther King Elementary school.

November 2007
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Judy Koch Purpose Prize

Bring Me A Book founder, Judy Koch, awarded 2007 Purpose Prize Fellow Award for "Outstanding Individuals Tackling Societies Issues Through Philanthropy".

October 2007
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Cisco Gives Back to the Community

"Giving back is part of Cisco's DNA, Bring Me A Book is the perfect fit for our focus on helping a nonprofit organization committed to bringing the gift of reading to children." Read more about Cisco Systems efforts to bring quality books to children across the country.

September 2007
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