Join Books Are Wings on Thursday, November 19th at 6p.m. to kick off this year’s Gift of Literacy Campaign. The event will be hosted on Zoom, kicking off our 7th annual Gift Of Literacy campaign, working to get over 10,000 books out to learners by the end of 2020. This will be the first time […]
October 18-24 is National Friends of Libraries week! Access to books is critical for children. According to the Department of Education’s study Access to Reading Materials, “While less than 15 percent of students with between 0 and 10 books scored proficient in 2015, 50 percent of students with more than 100 books did. The data and research are clear […]
To support distance learning efforts, Books Are Wings created the Book Bag Project in order to serve the entire state while schools are not able to support in-person programming. The Book Bag Project is a new way to ensure that all children in Rhode Island have access to books. Everything is packed and sealed for […]
Books Are Wings invites you to join us in giving the gift of literacy. The Gift of Literacy Campaign extends from 10/1 to 12/31, and provides essential funds for programs that build children’s opportunity, desire and passion to read. With a goal of raising $20,000 through sponsorships and individual donor gifts, our annual Gift of Literacy Campaign will provide funding for Books […]