Nashville Book Connection

FUND MOBILE BOOK CART PROGRAM FOR K-5 STUDENTS

THE CONTIRBUTION WAS GIVEN TO THE ORGANIZATIONTO HELP CHILDREN DEVELOP A LOVE OF READING AND A SENSE OF IDENTITY AS READERS

THE NBC BOOK CART PROGRAM BRINGS READING EXCITEMENT DIRECTLY TO K-5TH GRADE STUDENTS.. TRAINED ADULT VOLUNTEERS BRING OUR COLORFUL CARTS FULL OF NEW BOOKS (INTENTIONALLY CURATED FOR DIVERSITY, MEANING, AND RELEVANCY) TO EACH CLASS, WHERE STUDENTS TALK ONE-ON-ONE WITH VOLUNTEERS ABOUT THEIR READING INTERESTS AND SELECT A BOOK TO KEEP. STUDENTS CHOOSE ONE BOOK PER WEEK FOR SIX WEEKS TO BUILD THEIR HOME LIBRARIES. THROUGH THE PROCESS, STUDENTS GROW THEIR READER IDENTITIES AS MOTIVATED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE BOOK OWNERS. THE PRIMARY COST OF THIS PROGRAM IS STOCKING THE CARTS WITH NEW, DESIRABLE BOOKS THAT REFLECT K-5TH GRADE STUDENT INTERESTS AND NEEDS.

TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION