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OUR MISSION

Book Fairies sources and redistributes books to under-resourced communities on Long Island, NYC and internationally to provide equitable opportunities for children to learn, grow, and thrive.

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Join a movement to build stronger communities through increased access to books and literacy-based resources. Together, we can create a culture of literacy and a love of reading in under-resourced areas across Long Island and New York City.

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TOTAL NUMBER OF BOOKS
DISTRIBUTED SINCE 2012

5,121,150

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Book Fairies Donates 5 Millionth Book to Amityville Student

Book Fairies, the Freeport-based nonprofit dedicated to combatting illiteracy by giving kids books, donated its 5 millionth book to one lucky Northwest Elementary School student in Amityville on Nov 14. […]

LI Nonprofit Gives Away Books To Children In Need

The Long Island nonprofit Book Fairies is sparking a love of reading in children. Amy Zaslansky, the founder of Book Fairies, spoke about their mission to give books to children […]

Where To Donate Books, Toys and Baby Items On Long Island

A child who has outgrown driving Barbie around in a pink convertible can donate the toy to someone who will be happy to take the doll on a new road trip. […]

Give Sylvie a chance at a good education

Books have the power to change lives and empower communities. Access to high interest books inspires kids to be lifelong readers and narrows the reading proficiency gaps between high and low-income neighborhoods. By flooding under-resourced areas with necessary books, Book Fairies is building stronger communities, making a positive impact on literacy, and expanding life opportunities for all book recipients.

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Testimonials

A parent of one of my students says that "Every day, S opens up his dictionary & reads it in the morning, & when he gets home from school. He touches that book at least 10x a day!" S's vocabulary score increased on the DOE's iReady test.

Ms. Vasquez PS 182

My students were so excited to see all the books in our classroom. They love going to the reading corner to look through the books and pick a different one to read. Prior to receiving the books from Book fairies, our classroom only had a few books!

Ms. M at PS 104 Queens, NY

My students were so excited to go book shopping for the first time. We have been working on our reading stamina by reading 2 more minutes independently each day. They made it to 20 minutes this week and were so engaged with the new books in our library.

Ms. L at Countrywood Primary Center, Huntington Station, NY