Book Harvest

School engagement - books on break, one of book harvest's school engagement programs, provided 37 public elementary schools and childcare centers in five nc counties with books to send home with students before summer to help them sustain their learning gains and spark a love of reading. In sum, 12,437 students selected 101,340 books.

Book abundance - book harvest's book abundance portfolio includes its book ownership and community wide literacy programs. This work strives to create a culture of literacy by ensuring that there are an abundance of equitable opportunities for children to harvest free,culturally inclusive books wherever families go, helping them build home libraries and a robust home literacy environment. Books are provided throughout the community with 55 book boxes, 7 laundromats, and 22 community bookshelves. Book harvest's family space is open to the public for storytimes and free books. The organization also hosts two large-scale community events and the summer block party. In 2024, 293,365 books were provided to the community through these efforts.

Book harvest's books from birth program partners with hospitals to send newborns home with a starter home library of 10 brand new board books. Healthcare providers equip new parents with a books from birth box that includes a onesie and additional resources that help families foster early language and reading routines from a baby's first days. In 2024, 929 families harvested 9,290 books.

Various other program events, communications, special initiatives and expansion programs