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Link To Libraries is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in May 2008, whose mission is to collect and distribute new and gently used books to elementary school libraries and non-profit organizations and to enhance the language and literacy skills of children of all cultural backgrounds.
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Fast Facts
- Link To Libraries has donated books to over 400 sites in Western Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, and New York.
- Link To Libraries has 31 teen and adult volunteers who keep the organization moving forward. Link To Libraries has no regular paid staff.
- Link To Libraries offers 4 specialty programs that include:
- Reading Any Place (RAP): donation of books to over 1500 homeless youth residing in five cities in Western Massachusetts.
- Celebrity Read Aloud Programs at area schools for children of all ages.
- Business Book Link Project: Businesses sponsor under-served schools in all locations of Western Massachusetts.
- Welcome to Kindergarten Program where children residing in Holyoke, Springfield and Chicopee, MA receive bilingual literacy kits.
- Since its inception in May 2008, Link To Libraries has donated over 110,000 new books to area non-profits and public elementary schools. In 2011, Link To Libraries donated over 45,000 new books.
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