A Freeport-based nonprofit dedicated to eradicating illiteracy had the Long Island Nets basketball team help celebrate the group donating its 3 millionth book on Oct. 22. The Book Fairies made the donation during the Long Island Nets Basketball...
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More“The Book Fairies” in the L.I. Press
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More‘Book Fairies’ nonprofit helps to keep students reading amid COVID-19 pandemic
An effort is being made to ensure students in underprivileged communities have access to books during the COVID-19 pandemic. Grace Ryan, a second-grade teacher in the William Floyd School District, drives to a warehouse in Freeport called “The...
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Here is the video from the Guinness Event: Youtube: https://youtu.be/0ok2KQPCFYM and a link to photos. Photographer Alex Wolff’s photos...
MoreBook Fairies Marks 2 Millionth Book Donation
From “The Long Island Press” Amy Zaslansky held a book drive to donate paperbacks to a Hempstead schoolteacher’s class in 2012. The overwhelming response she received inspired what she called an “Aha! moment.” The mother of three from...
MoreCerini & Associates collaborates with the Book Fairies
Bohemia, N.Y.-based firm Cerini & Associates collaborates with local nonprofit Book Fairies; Big Four firm PwC is honored as the Corporate Honoree at a Help for Children fundraiser in New York City; and NASBA seeks nominations for the annual...
MoreThe Book Fairies bringing Literacy to Africa!
The Book Fairies ships thousands of books to Africa each year, helping schools and libraries fill their empty shelves.
MoreOur Wish List
Make a wish come true for a reader in need! The Book Fairies Wish List 1. New and gently used books ages birth through adult 2. Corporate Sponsorships and Day of Volunteer Service 3. Donated Professional Support: Accountant, Public Relations 4...
MoreMilestone: 1,000,000 Books Donated!
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MoreThe book fairies spreading books and literacy across the Metro Area
They don’t have wings or wands, but there’s no doubt that Amy Zaslansky and her team of volunteers are The Book Fairies. “If a child says I don’t like to read it’s because they haven’t found the right book.” Zaslansky said. “I think that people...
MoreThe Book Fairies: Reading Between the Lines – Long Island Pulse
Amy Zaslansky is in the midst of her third life. The first was as an occupational therapist, the second as owner of an ecommerce business and now she is the founder and executive director of an organization that combines her two innate passions...
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