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North Carolina nonprofit receives major donation
The National Center for Families Learning and Book Outlet worked together to donate over 11,000 books to the Book Harvest.
17 hours ago


Perspective | How home libraries build family bonds from birth
Maria and Tiara’s stories emerge from Book Harvest, a North Carolina-based organization that has provided 2.5 million books to families
Mar 17


Einhorn Collaborative: What I Learned About Early Relational Health
we heard about the stressors that families and health care practitioners continue to face to provide quality services
Feb 25


Perspective | Replenishing home libraries in Western North Carolina
On Dec. 9, my colleagues and I found ourselves driving west in the Book Harvest book truck toward the mountains of North Carolina.
Jan 10

Education groups push to change school suspension rules in NC
Education groups push to change school suspension rules in NC Education August 16, 2024 By Emily Walkenhorst , WRAL education reporter...
Aug 16, 2024


Book Harvest announces partnership with N.C. State
Book Harvest announces partnership with N.C. State By The 10th Street Journal on July 31, 2024 Book Harvest, a nonprofit literacy...
Aug 8, 2024

Join the ‘Book Harvest’ Block Party
‘Book Harvest’ works to transform children’s literacy, providing more than 2 million books to families in North Carolina since 2011. Preview
Jul 8, 2024


Babies born at ECU hospital will get box of books meant to support reading development
PRE News & Ideas | By Annette Weston Published June 18, 2024 at 6:46 AM EDT Public Radio for Eastern North Carolina Babies born in...
Jun 18, 2024


Book Harvest, ECU Health Medical Center prepare to provide books to families of newborns
ECU HEALTH | JUNE 14, 2024 Originally published on ecuhealth.org Books from Birth, a Book Harvest program, will begin providing...
Jun 18, 2024


Books on Break program offers books during summer break to Haywood County students
The Mountaineer March 26, 2024 More than 3,000 students in eight elementary schools in Haywood County will be gifted a home library of 10...
Mar 28, 2024


Bringing the Public Library to the Caswell Community one little library at a time
The Caswell Messenger | Feb 15, 2024 Caswell County covers over 400 square miles. It can be a long trip, 15 miles or more, from the far...
Feb 23, 2024
A moment in Durham: ‘What’s better than books?’
BY LAUREN PEHLIVANIAN ON JANUARY 17, 2024 Originally published by The 9th Street Journal. Read online. On an outdoor stage at Durham’s...
Jan 19, 2024
Durham book drive encourages community service, promotes literacy
By Jackson Fromm Published Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024 Originally published on dailytarheel.com Since the beginning of December, book...
Jan 16, 2024
Ways to commemorate MLK Day at Duke and in Durham
By Ishita Vaid | January 10, 2024 In preparation for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 15, The Chronicle has compiled a list of ways you...
Jan 12, 2024
On Air Today: Book Harvest’s Dream Big Book Drive
Posted by Aaron Keck | Jan 12, 2024 | On Air Today 97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news and local...
Jan 12, 2024
ABC11 Together Perspectives for Jan. 7, 2024: ABC11 Together Blood Drive, Triangle MLK Events
Monday, January 8, 2024 11:07AM Watch the segment below or here. DREAM BIG BOOK DRIVE Every MLK Day Book Harvest holds its annual Dream...
Jan 9, 2024
What we're expecting in 2024
Taking flight! Opportunities to spread your wings An MLK celebration of books - From Book Harvest January 15, 1-4 pm in Durham Dream Big...
Jan 9, 2024


UNC fraternity and sorority host book drive for local nonprofit
By Amie Cooke Published Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023 Jose Cartagena-Lanza Jr. said he couldn’t put the "Harry Potter" books down when he was in...
Oct 16, 2023

Children’s Savings Accounts Keep Education Aspirations High for Kids of Color
Children’s savings accounts are a proven strategy that works.
Sep 6, 2023


Power to the People
by Jenna Spinelle, August 21, 2023 Durham is undertaking a third round of “participatory budgeting,” which gives residents a more direct...
Aug 22, 2023
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