BookSmiles
  • About Us
    • Contact Team/Location
    • Our Story
    • Board of Directors
    • Employment
    • Blog
  • Register For Books
  • Get Involved
    • Volunteer to Sort
    • Hold a Book Drive
    • Become an Ambassador
    • Painting a Collection Bin
    • Hold a Facebook Fundraiser
  • DONATE
    • Donate Books
    • Estate Libraries
    • Tribute Page
    • Planned Giving >
      • Bequest
      • Qualified Charitable Distribution from IRA
      • Life Insurance
      • Other Beneficiary Designation
    • Lifetime Gifts >
      • Gifts of Stock
      • Qualified Charitable Distribution from IRA
      • Matching Gifts
  • Press/Media

What Makes Us Unique

12/27/2017

1 Comment

 
Picture
LHS students preparing a book fair before winter break
Picture
Sophomores distributing books!
Picture
A book fair greets students before break!
What makes BookSmiles unique?  Our mission empowers teachers, students, and the local community to help ensure that ALL OF OUR CHILDREN, starting with newborns, have scores of books of their own.  It's mainly students who literally spread the word in Lindenwold through pop-up book fairs like the one you see here at School #4! 

We are thrilled with the donations that have streamed in during 2017! Just hit the DONATE/CONTACT US tab to connect us with sources of gently-used children's books. 

We have distributed over 15,000 books among the five schools in our town! We're looking for 100,000 more and to expand to other towns.

Please support by sharing this post and liking on Facebook.
Picture
Snap! 400 books gone in 10 minutes!
Picture
Ms. Arawannah Cannon, retired teacher, donating a bag of books.
1 Comment

Books for Babies

12/15/2017

0 Comments

 
Picture
Should pregnant moms think of educating their unborn children? Of course! BookSmiles supports these moms with loads of books, and encourages them to read constantly with their new-born children.  We even provide local women's clinics with books! 

Can you donate infant board-books and very early readers? Do you know someone who can?  Please contact us!
0 Comments

Thanks, Beth El ECC

12/14/2017

0 Comments

 
Picture
It was such a pleasure to gather books this evening at Beth El, my congregation and a place where I taught religious school for twelve years. Currently, I lead Junior Congregation on Shabbat!

The children and families of Beth El's Early Childhood Center just donated a few hundred wonderful books to BookSmiles, which will soon put them into the hands of appreciative children in the district where I teach!

To all ECC families, we're always collecting children's books.  You can deposit them in the wooden bin, just across from Ms. Debbie Beideman's office.
0 Comments

Thanks, Book-Loving Linden-Boro Chargers Cheerleaders!

12/13/2017

2 Comments

 
Picture
BookSmiles now has a powerful ally with the Linden-Boro Chargers Cheerleaders!  Here are some of the girls with a hefty book donation. There are more than 200 cheerleaders and they will contribute books for the rest of the school year and beyond.  Thanks, Chargers!!
2 Comments

Thanks, Barnes and Noble

12/12/2017

1 Comment

 
Picture
Savion, who runs the cafe in Barnes and Noble, takes a selfie of a massive donation.
Picture
Distributing books to parents and children at Lindenwold's Elementary School #4
Thank you Barnes and Noble of Cherry Hill for donating 650 brand new books for their holiday book drive. BookSmiles is so proud to have you as a sponsor.

Thinking of buying books for the holidays?  Go to Barnes and Noble and consider making an extra purchase that will help spread literacy in Lindenwold!
1 Comment

Another Teacher Joins The Movement

12/7/2017

0 Comments

 
Picture
Jennifer Belko is a math teacher here at Lindenwold High School.  She stepped up to start a book drive at her church, Gibbsboro United Methodist, and used a connection with the Junior Honor Society at Gibbsboro Middle School to collect nearly 700 books!

Jennifer is just one of several teachers in the Lindenwold District to contribute through BookSmiles.  A big thanks to Jennifer and to all those who contributed to her drive!

0 Comments

Early Readers in Lindenwold's PreK

12/6/2017

0 Comments

 
What a great night at Lindenwold's PreSchool! Dozens of kids and their parents filled bags, selecting from hundreds of books.  A big thanks to Principal Ezekiel Gadson for giving BookSmiles a presence in the preschool during literacy night.

We'd also like to thank Lizabeth Carl, a professional photographer who captured many smiles last night! In fact, she specializes in photographing kids!

Let us know if have connections to preschools that would be receptive to hundreds of quality books!
Picture
0 Comments

    Archives

    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    November 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    May 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    November 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    July 2020
    May 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    November 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    June 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Location

7300 North Crescent Blvd,
​Unit 10, Pennsauken, NJ 08110

 HOURS

Look for our 24/7 collection bins outside
Monday-Friday 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
Sunday 9:00 AM-3:00 PM




FOLLOW Us

CONTACT US: CLICK HERE

  • About Us
    • Contact Team/Location
    • Our Story
    • Board of Directors
    • Employment
    • Blog
  • Register For Books
  • Get Involved
    • Volunteer to Sort
    • Hold a Book Drive
    • Become an Ambassador
    • Painting a Collection Bin
    • Hold a Facebook Fundraiser
  • DONATE
    • Donate Books
    • Estate Libraries
    • Tribute Page
    • Planned Giving >
      • Bequest
      • Qualified Charitable Distribution from IRA
      • Life Insurance
      • Other Beneficiary Designation
    • Lifetime Gifts >
      • Gifts of Stock
      • Qualified Charitable Distribution from IRA
      • Matching Gifts
  • Press/Media