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Nov 13, 2018
ABC11: “Durham nonprofit Book Harvest gives away one millionth book”
The nonprofit Book Harvest based in Durham has given away its one millionth book to a local child. Read more>>
Jul 13, 2018
WRAL: “Clifford, Dog Man headed to summer reading event in Durham”
Book Harvest, the amazing local nonprofit that gets books in the hands of kids across the region, is hosting a special event this month...
Jul 13, 2018
Herald-Sun: “Building a Strong Reading Continuum in Durham”
In Durham County, more than 1 in 4 children live in poverty and too many of our fourth graders are not proficient in one of the greatest...
Jul 13, 2018
WCHL: Hometown Hero: Ginger Young
This week’s Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Ginger Young from Book Harvest! Ginger is the executive director and...
Jul 13, 2018
Herald-Sun: “Give children a book, and open their worlds”
Imagine not being able to escape the real world in the pages of your favorite book. Picture a child who hasn’t had their imagination...
Jun 15, 2018
Daily Tarheel: “The first Book Babies have turned their tassels and are ready to take on kinde
The Book Babies Class of 2018 have received their diplomas and are ready for kindergarten after a graduation ceremony hosted by the...
Dec 8, 2017
Upworthy: “This woman is on a mission to get diverse books in the hands of every child. Here&#
Ginger Young was reading “Martin’s Big Words” — a picture-book biography of the life of Martin Luther King Jr. — to a fifth-grade class....
Nov 23, 2017
News & Observer: “‘They hug the books.’ Young readers build libraries with he
Imagine a community in which every child owns books by the dozens, reads all summer long, and personally chooses every book in his or her...
Nov 20, 2017
EdNC: Book Harvest’s Book Babies: “Unleashing parent leadership at birth could lead to a lifet
“Not all kids go to sleep at night with a bedtime story,” says Ginger Young, the founder and executive director of Book Harvest in...
Mar 19, 2017
Durham Herald-Sun: “New initiative gives books to children”
Book Harvest helps families in public housing build home libraries On the afternoon of March 2, a book Harvest team member walked into...
Feb 26, 2017
Durham Herald-Sun: “Our children, our stories and a call to action”
Can you read “The Runaway Bunny” without being touched by the portrayal of a mother’s sheltering love? Can you read “Harold and the...
Feb 19, 2017
Durham Herald-Sun: “Texting is latest tool to help babies”
Among the flurry of texts that arrived on her phone shortly after her son’s birth congratulating her on her new arrival, this one stood...
Jan 15, 2017
Durham Herald-Sun: “Book Harvest organizes Big Book Drive on MLK Day”
“I was that child who always had my nose in a book growing up,” recalled Ann Leininger, the chair of Book Harvest’s Dream Big Book...
Dec 18, 2016
Durham Herald-Sun: “Mirrors and Windows Project celebrates diversity in children’s books
“Books are sometimes windows, offering views of worlds that may be real or imagined, familiar or strange… When lighting conditions are...
Dec 7, 2016
Independent Weekly: “Daniel Wallace: The Hole Story”
Chapel Hill author, illustrator, and scholar Daniel Wallace (Big Fish) makes a good match with Book Harvest. Read the article...
Nov 20, 2016
Durham Herald-Sun: “New children’s book debuts at Book Harvest launch party”
In 2015, acclaimed local author Daniel Wallace did something highly unusual and incredibly generous: He donated a manuscript of a...
Oct 23, 2016
Durham Herald-Sun: “Book Harvest celebrates Jumpstart’s annual Read for the Record Day&#
This Thursday, October 27, history will be made as children and adults across our country join forces for the world’s largest shared...
Aug 21, 2016
Durham Herald-Sun: “Read-A-Roo delivers books and smiles to Book Harvest families”
When Katy Loebrich and her colleagues at UNC-TV reached out to Durham-based nonprofit book Harvest about running a book drive, the Book...
Jul 24, 2016
Durham Herald-Sun: “A big vision for Little Free Library”
The Downtown Durham Rotary Club has put Book Harvest on the map – the Little Free Library worldwide map, that is! Read the article...
Jul 3, 2016
Durham Herald-Sun: “The real costs of summer”
Summer break is finally here. For many people, that may bring back memories of pools, camps, popsicles and other summer fun, but...
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