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Learning to read proficiently is a child's best chance for success in school and in life. By increasing their access to books, Link to Libraries strives to inspire young readers and enhance the language and literacy skills of children of all cultural backgrounds. To date, Link to Libraries has distributed over one million new books to school libraries and to the home libraries of children in need, many of whom have never previously owned a book.



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Books Distributed to Date

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Local Schools and Centers Sponsored

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Readers in the Read Aloud Program

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Link to Libraries in the News


A boy and a girl are laying on the floor reading a book.
July 15, 2025
We asked our expert Laurie Flynn, President and CEO of Link to Libraries, to help us come up with some creative ways to make reading fun!
June 25, 2025
Link to Libraries, a non-profit organization that provides millions of books to children received a generous donation from Balise Toyota in West Springfield.
April 20, 2025
(Western Mass News) Getting Answers: April 20 Dave Madsen, thank you for having us to talk about all things Link to Libraries, including our upcoming gala and the launch of the Stephen Kaplan & Susan Jaye-Kaplan Community Legacy Fund! What a treat to have a longer format interview and to be able to cover so much! We are so grateful to you and to our media sponsor Western Mass News. (Note to viewers - you can fast forward through what would have been the ad space to see the full interview!) View Video on Western Mass News
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