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Book Fairies is committed to providing programs to provide books to under-served areas of our community. We work with our volunteers, sponsors, community leaders, teachers and educators to make books accessible and plentiful though various programs and initiatives throughout Long Island and New York City. Book Fairies looks forward to continuing our work supporting literacy in our communities. Through this outreach and support, we can continue to expand the Book Fairies vision of ensuring every child is exposed to the magic of books.
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83% of children in low-income families have reading skills below the proficiency mark
*World Literacy Foundation. (2018). The Economic & Social Cost of Illiteracy.
Those who do not read proficiently by third grade are four times more likely to leave school without a diploma than proficient readers.
*Hernandez, Donald J. Double Jeopardy: How Third-Grade Reading Skills and Poverty Influence High School Graduation. Baltimore, Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2012
The children of parents with low literacy skills are more likely to live in poverty as adults and are five times more likely to drop out of school.
*Strauss, Valerie. “Hiding in plain sight: The adult literacy crisis.” The Washington Post [Washington, D.C.], 1 Nov. 2016, Answer Sheet sec. The Washington Post
Frequently Asked Questions
Book Fairies’ Book Bank is located behind 70 North Main Street in Freeport, NY. The entrance is at the BACK of the building. If you are coming from Sunrise Highway, turn north on Henry Street. Go under the train trestle and straight into the commuter parking lot. We are halfway down the parking lot, in a white building with a red staircase going down the back, and a BLUE book drop by the driveway.
Book Fairies accepts books at our Freeport Book Bank Tuesdays through Thursdays from 10 am to 2 pm (10 am – 1 pm in July & August). We have a drop box outside the Book Bank for 25 books or less, or you can drop books off at one of our remote drop sites across Long Island. If you have five or more boxes of books, Book Fairies can pick up from your home, business, or school in Queens or on Long Island. Click here for more information.
Book Fairies partners with organizations serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities for most of our pick ups and deliveries. These amazing volunteers in day habilitation programs pick up across Long Island and into Queens. Pick up and delivery appointments are available Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 9 am to 12 pm.
To qualify to receive books, you need to be affiliated with a school, organization, or community group serving under-resourced areas of Long Island and NYC. Check out our receiving page for more information and to sign up to receive books.
Book Fairies accepts volunteers ages 12 and up. Community Service hours can be provided for those who need them. Individual volunteers are accepted. Check out the volunteer page for more information and the link to the volunteer application. Contact Us for information on having a community group or corporate team volunteering experiences.
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