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We are grateful
for your gift! Your online donation supports our programming and operating expenses. It costs us $36 to collect, sort, pack and distribute a box of 100 books! Gifts can be made 'In Honor/Memory' of someone special. |
Teachers and Social
Workers! Register to visit the BookSmiles Book Bank at 7300 N. Crescent Blvd, #10 in Pennsauken, and take books for the children you serve. Select from books for children ages infant-18. An annual $25 donation is all it takes for the 2023-2024 school year, ending in June. |
We accept book donations for children and adults!
For more information about quantity, pick up, where to deliver and how to pack, click here. Need a tax receipt for donations? Click here. |
Volunteer to sort!
We welcome students, individuals, families, groups, and corporations to sort at the BookSmiles Book Bank. For more info, click here. |
The BookSmiles Mission
Research shows that early literacy sets the stage for a child's future success by promoting academic achievement, reduced grade retention, higher graduation rates, and enhanced productivity in adult life. Since its inception, BookSmiles has promoted literacy and the joy of reading by giving more than 1,500,000 books to Philadelphia and New Jersey children who need them most.
By diverting used children's books from going to landfills or pulpers, we provide millions of books with new life. Starting in infancy, children living in book deserts can build robust libraries of their own, inviting academic success!
By diverting used children's books from going to landfills or pulpers, we provide millions of books with new life. Starting in infancy, children living in book deserts can build robust libraries of their own, inviting academic success!
Books Distributed Since 2017