Success Stories

We encouraged and trained several organizations how to do fundraisers, remote book drives and book donations to benefit The Book Truck which serves homeless and foster youth in Los Angeles.  More than 1500 books, 150 volunteers and $1000 dollars donated since March 2020.  Each donated book is given to a teen.

We are always collecting books for Para Los Ninos and have distributed more than 3000 books for them since July 2020.  Para Los Ninos is located in Los Angeles and educates more than 400 children living poverty in the Los Angeles area.  The donated books were used for the lending library and also for home libraries.

We provided more than 300 age-appropriate books to this organization that provides tutoring to  homeless students in Los Angeles. The donated books were used for the lending library. June 2020. School on Wheels needs tutors.

We ran a safer at home Spanish language book drive during the pandemic that direct shipped books to this organization serving orphans in Mexico. June 2020. Along with LAX Aquarium, we made another shipment in January 2021. CdV

We helped Neighbor 2 Neighbor develop a social media strategy, create marketing materials, engage volunteers, and leverage technology. Located in Chicago with the goal of replacing guns with books.  July and ongoing

We supported businesses, alumni associatios and clubs in creating Black Authors Matter Book Drives to celebrate Juneteenth.  Organizations were looking for meaningful ways to stand behind the black community.  Black Authors Matters supports black authors and brings their stories to a broader audience. June 2020

We collected, sorted and donated 2000 books to this Los Angeles based organization.  Donated books were distributed to families when they pick up food.  July, August, October 2020

We leveraged our social media fundraising guide to collect backpacks and school supplies to distribute to homeless youth. July 2020. San Fernando Valley Rescue Mission.

Ryland collected more than 675 books for Children's Book Project.  Children's Book Project is one of the few nonprofits in San Francisco still providing free books to children during the pandemic to promote literacy. September 2020

We donated more than 3000 books to Braddock Drive's lending library.  The school has 478 students and many are English learners and struggle with literacy.  October 2020

We are collecting books for Watts Learning Center.  This school is dedicated to improving the quality of education in South Los Angeles.   We have already donated approximately 1000 books to WLC.  Our goal is to donate more than 3000 books.

In partnership with a book drive at NDHS, Bookworm Global donated approximately 4000 books to Crete Academy.  Crete Academy is a school for children living in poverty.  October 2020

We collected high interest books for middle schoolers who attend the middle school at Watts Learning Center.

ICEF (Inner City Education Foundation) is a charter school in Inglewood, CA focusing on raising African-American achievement and closing the achievement gap.  We donated over 7000 books on Giving Tuesday so that each student could take home a book.

We donated more than 3000 books to this school on December 8th, 2020. ICEF Vista Academy.

Family Violence Project (JFSLA), a shelter in Sherman Oaks, CA, provides counseling and supportive services to people experiencing domestic violence.

We partnered with Delaware Valley Fairness Project to build out the home libraries of students at Francis E. Willard Elementary in Philadelphia, PA.