The BookSmiles Mission

BookSmiles, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 82-3233733 ) , promotes literacy and the joy of reading by giving books to children throughout Philadelphia and New Jersey.  We provide students and younger siblings with high-quality new or gently used books, laying the groundwork for academic success.  Educators – especially those representing Title I schools – receive books for classroom libraries, for students to keep at home and for pop-up book fairs.  We “irrigate book deserts”!
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.
Quick cash donation: Venmo- @BookSmiles
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Are you a teacher or social worker in an under-resourced district, willing to help children own lots of books during the 2021-22 school year? Partner with us to irrigate book deserts! We can provide a limitless supply of great books to help with your mission. Select from thousands of books, Sundays 9-12, Wednesdays 4-6. Click or tap here.
Donate children's and grown-up books in our bins, out 24/7, in front of the Book Bank - 1879 Old Cuthbert Rd. #33 in Cherry Hill.

​Donate only kid's books at our other locations. Want to do a book drive? We guarantee that the gently used books you gather and donate will be loved again! Here's how.
Books Distributed Since 2017
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