ABOUT BOOKGIVE

The mission of BookGive is to increase book ownership and access by delivering FREE new and near-new books to nonprofits, schools, agencies and individuals. Our goals include broad community outreach to partner with organizations for which free books would enhance their important work.

We believe literacy is a basic human right. Reading is a necessary skill that leads to greater opportunities while opening windows into other lives and imaginings, increasing understanding and empathy. Book ownership and access are affiliated with higher high school graduation rates, decreased levels of violence in both the home and community, and improved physical and emotional health. We are proud to contribute to outcomes like these, and are even more proud to say that since our founding in 2019, BookGive has delivered more than 500,000 books!

BookGive serves all people, regardless of age, gender or race. Our partners include senior centers, daycare centers, hospitals, facilities for the unhoused, facilities for the incarcerated, Title 1 schools, refugee organizations, and many more. We provide books at Mobile Food Markets, at school book fairs, and from our Free Book Room. Regardless of circumstance, it is our sole mission to get free books into the hands of the community for the benefit of all.