The BookSmiles Mission

​BookSmiles, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, gives underserved children in Philadelphia and surrounding suburbs the opportunity to build personal libraries, starting at infancy. We focus on providing students and younger siblings with high-quality books, thereby laying the groundwork for great literacy skills before and during the elementary school years.  We also provide educators, especially those serving Title 1 schools, with unlimited books for their classroom libraries as well as for their students' personal collections.
Do you have loads of gently used children's books that you'd like to channel to babies and kids who have few, or none, at home?  Want to do a book drive? We guarantee that the gently used books you gather and donate will be loved again! Here's how.
Are you a teacher or social worker in an under-resourced district, willing to help children own lots of books during the 2020-21 school year? Partner with us to irrigate book deserts! We can provide a limitless supply of great books to help with your mission. Click or tap here.
Your online donation to BookSmiles, a 501(c)(3), enables us gather, sort, and distribute books from the BookSmiles Book Bank. It costs us $25 to process 100 books! You can memorialize a loved one, start a mitzvah/public service project, or simply give because you believe that owning books should not be a privilege. Donate now.