Books Are Wings brings books and people together. Without our partnerships, we cannot impact the community on the scale we hope to. Through our Books All Year program, we work with partner schools to support literacy efforts during the school year. With our Book Request programs we can offer books for community events. As we […]
February is Black History Month: a time to share important events, reading and history surrounding this celebration of African American culture. In an essay regarding the development of Black History Month, Daryl Michael Scott of Howard University shares that “(Black History celebrations were) expanded to a month in 1976, the nation’s bicentennial. President Gerald R. […]
Children’s Authors and Illustrators Week is celebrated the first week of February, and is a wonderful opportunity to spotlight some local and acclaimed illustrated children’s books. An illustrated children’s book allows for a unique way to engage with a story – presenting a beautiful landscape for a child to immerse themselves in through images. This […]
Rhode Island’s rich community support for our work is how we are able to get books into the hands of children all over our state. We are always excited about the opportunity to work with other socially conscious businesses in fundraising or community efforts. Blue State Coffee has chosen us to be one of their […]
Parents are problem solvers. They are the keepers of their children’s dreams and their cheerleaders in life and learning. Being a parent is incredible job and an incredible responsibility, and parents need tools to support them, particularly when it comes to reading. At a recent family homework dinner at Winter’s Elementary in Pawtucket, families worked […]
This January, celebrate Braille Literacy Month with Books Are Wings! January is a time to recognize Braille and the ways in which it connects blind and low vision people to literature and reading. Louis Braille, inventor of this system, was born in January. Braille is not a language, but rather a system of creating an […]
A reflection on another year of Books Are Wings in communities around Rhode Island, from our Executive Director, Jocelynn White At Books Are Wings we believe the power of literacy transforms the lives of children, their families, and communities for the better. For over 20 years, BAW has been working on the ground in response […]
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From all of us at Books Are Wings, we want to thank you for your continued support of reading and literacy in Rhode Island. Because of your time, investment and support we have been able to give the gift of literacy all year long. Every child in Rhode Island deserves access to books in their […]
The holidays are a time for reflecting on community, friendship and the challenges and joys that have shaped us over the past year. These twelve books explore many facets of the human experience, and all are beautifully written to explore those big ideas, with a variety of reading levels represented. These wonderful books are sure […]
Share your favorite book with Books Are Wings! As the year comes to a close, we are excited to announce the launch of our “take a shelfie” campaign! Beginning this week, we are going to spotlight readers across the state as they share a favorite or important book in their lives. Our hope is to […]