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

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

January 2010 View the Press Release

See photos from the ribbon cutting!

BMAB Completes Year 1 of the Peninsula Preschool Library Initiative

December 2009 View the PDF

BMAB Receives 2009 Best of Mountain View Award

U.S. Local Business Association selects BMAB in the Best of Mountain View Foundations category for a second consecutive year.

June 2009 View the Press Release

BMAB Completes 1st Semester of the Peninsula Preschool Library Initiative

Read BMAB's 1st Semester Report Card on the Peninsula Preschool Library Initiative!

June 2009 View the PDF

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 30 for 6,200 children and parents at the Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose.

May 2009 View the PDF

Cisco Systems Donates 10 Libraries to Los Angeles Preschools!

Bring Me A Book and Cisco Systems host ribbon cutting ceremonies to mark the donation of 10 Bookcase Libraries!

February 2009 View the PDF

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

BMAB Launches 2009 Peninsula Preschool Initiative!

BMAB launches campaign to provide Bookcase Libraries and First Teachers workshops for every state funded preschool and Head Start classroom in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties!

November 2008 View the PDF

San Francisco 49ers and BMAB Host Kindergarten Kickoff!

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

September 2008 View the PDF

BMAB and Oracle Honored at SF Giants Homeplate

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.

June 2008  View the PDF

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

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

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 View the PDF

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 View the PDF