San Jose Sharks Foundation Brings Books to San Jose Classrooms

The San Jose Sharks Foundation presented Bring Me A Book with a $25,000 grant to fund Bookcase Libraries and First Teachers workshops in San Jose kindergarten classrooms. San Jose Sharks President & CEO Greg Jamison recognized Bring Me A Book during an on-ice presentation.

May 2010 Read More!

Vons and So. California Edison Donate Bookcase Libraries and First Teachers to Catalina Island Preschools

Representatives from the City of Avalon, Southern California Edison, Vons Foundation and Von's employees were on hand to donate 4 Bookcase Libraries and 3 First Teachers workshops to preschools in Avalon. 

May 2010 Watch the Video!

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

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

April 2010 Read More!

Bring Me A Book Announces New Executive Director Terri Clark

April 2010 Read More!

Southern California Edison Donates 10 Bookcase Libraries

Bring Me A Book and Southern California Edison partner to deliver 10 Bookcase Libraries to preschools in 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 and fun for Bayview/Hunter's Point youth at Candlestick Park!

March 2010  View More About Read & Run!

Bring Me A Book Donates Bookcase Library to North Valley Caring Services

Bring Me A Book donates literacy resources to the North Valley Caring Services Family Literacy Program.

March 2010 Read More!

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 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