Build At-Home Libraries through Take-Home Book Packs

Literacy doesn’t only happen in the classroom. Books in the home are correlated with higher reading skill, positive attitudes towards reading, increased vocabulary, improved test scores, and much more. We make it easy to help students start or expand a home library, encouraging family engagement in literacy and education.

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Take Home Packs:

  • Contain 3-6 authentic trade paperback books to start or expand a student’s library

  • Distributed in time for school breaks to keep kids engaged while out of the classroom

  • Help families build diverse, highly curated at-home libraries

  • Provide opportunities for increased family engagement

  • Enrich learning and engage students outside the classroom

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Build At-Home Libraries and Build Bright Futures 

 “…the most important findings are that having books in the home helps children from families in all walks of life and all around the world go further in school, and that the beneficial effect is greatest for children from disadvantaged home,” states Dr. Evans in a recent interview in Educational World.

Books in the Home Boost Academic Performance 

“We find that books in the home have a positive payoff in improved test scores throughout the world,” writes a research team led by University of Nevada-Reno sociologist Dr. Mariah Evans. “The relationship is strong, clear, and statistically significant in every one of the 42 nations (we studied).” Reported in Pacific Standard.  

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Access to Books Stops the Summer Slide

An at-home library can engage students and enrich learning during school breaks. According to James Kim, an assistant professor of education at Harvard University, “things like decoding, letter knowledge, and word reading skills are very susceptible to decay without frequent practice.”

Source: “Solving the Problem of Summer Reading Loss”