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Scroll down for a timeline of important news and events about our Storybook Heroes, Readathon, and other happenings across our network of early literacy friends. To register for upcoming events, visit https://events.bookspring.org or call (512) 472-1791 x 104.
Books Beginning at Birth Program for Texas Families Early childhood programs have long-lasting impacts on children, families, and broader communities. The Texas Association for the ...
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Congratulations to all Family Readathon participants! Readers rose to the challenge to read a total of 90,253 minutes in February. They also fundraised to share ...
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The 2021 Central Texas Reading Survey provides great insight into the lives of those in our community and shows us a snapshot of what their ...
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Equal Heart brings AmeriCorps to BookSpring! Equal Heart is a 501(c)3 nonprofit currently focused on alleviating hunger and supporting community nonprofits in their mission. But ...
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Recorded or Live Video Read Alouds Help inspire families to take a break with a good book together! You will submit a screen recording of ...
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COVID-19 Updates BookSpring offices are closed to the general public, but we continue providing essential resources to families in Central Texas. Staff is available by ...
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Join us for this very special BookSpring event! Who: Christy and Turk Pipkin of The Nobelity Project When: Thursday, April 22, 2021, 5 pm Where: via Zoom! RSVP, and we will ...
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At BookSpring, we recently lost someone near and dear to our hearts, P. Clift Price. Born in 1924 in Bonham, Texas to Lucie Clift and ...
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New ways of gifting "forever" books BookSpring has continued to deliver books through partnerships with elementary schools, childcare centers, and clinics throughout the pandemic. In ...
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Reading regularly with young children stimulates optimal patterns of brain development. Books in the home and reading together can strengthen parent-child relationships during a critical ...
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What is your job at BookSpring? I run the educational programs which work with elementary schools to provide books to their students. The Books For ...
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What is your job at BookSpring? I'm BookSpring's Go Program Manager. That means I manage all of our programs that occur in the community, in ...
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This week the staff spotlight is on Suzanne MacGillivray. What is your job at BookSpring? I’m the Development Associate. I’m part time and I deal ...
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Book drives are a great way to engage your family, friends, neighbors, or colleagues in a low effort project with maximum impact for families in ...
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It's National Volunteer Week (April 19 - 25) and we want to shine the spotlight on our AmeriCorps VISTA, Dana Silverman. She decide to serve ...
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BookSpring staff is eager to serve! As we pivot our programs to better serve families in our community, we will feature staff weekly on our ...
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Amidst a great amount of change and uncertainty throughout the current public health crisis, we’d like to shine a spotlight on one of our partners ...
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My name is Dana Silverman, and I joined the BookSpring team in March of 2020! I’ll be helping to develop the volunteer program over the ...
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Congratulations to Gail Wihelm, the lucky winner of the Smart TV Time Raffle. And a huge thanks to everyone that participated! Your support helps us ...
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Amplify Austin Day is only days away! March 5th – March 6th at 6:00 PM A little can go a long way when we get ...
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We are celebrating Emily Ball Cicchini's five-year anniversary at BookSpring! She joined BookSpring in February 2015 and is proud of all that we, as a ...
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BookSpring’s 2019 Central Texas Reading Survey offers insight into the state of reading in Central Texas and early literacy efforts in our community. The survey ...
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By Lorena Koppel: Volunteer I had an awesome time representing BookSpring this weekend at the Community Connections Resource Fair, sponsored by Austin Energy! The fair ...
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by Emily Ball Cicchini, Executive Director This coming "hindsite is 20/20" year promises to be landmark one for BookSpring and for all the partners and ...
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It is no mystery that summer break can result in an exponential loss of academic skills or the “summer slide.” Research conducted by John Hopkins’ ...
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Rachel McElroy and her husband Griffin host a weekly podcast called Wonderful. Listeners are encouraged to write in with items of enthusiasm such as movies, television, ...
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By: AuntieCam, Guest Blogger As March gets underway, many communities will celebrate Fat Tuesday, the last day before the Christian season of Lent. Those in ...
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It is never too early to share books with your baby. Reading to babies immerses them in sounds, rhythms, and rhymes building language and early ...
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By: Ashley Hawes, JLA Volunteer As the world grows increasingly smaller due to connectivity through the internet and global travel, children’s books should represent the ...
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Dobie Pre-Kindergarten Librarian Alexia Haywood, in front of her newest bulletin board, holding two of her favorite books. By: Kara Hooper/ Guest Blogger “Oh, I ...
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Do you want to contribute books to our mission? You can! Purchase these books from our 20 books by 2020 advocates BookPeople or Half Price ...
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By: Nicky and Sam Ellis - Guest Bloggers of Horse Foals Man and horse have shared a strong bond for thousands of years. Horses are very friendly ...
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Mariela Rodriguez/Communications Director Over the last three years, we have been recipients of book drives held by several professional meetings, events, or conferences engaging their ...
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The giving season kicked off with Book People featuring BookSpring in its annual Giving Guide. This year they are featuring organizations whose missions they connected ...
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Sarah Rasmussen has been a children's librarian for six years. As the librarian at Reilly Elementary, Sarah works to constantly engage the community in and around ...
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With the 20 Books by 2020 initiative under way, the need for books to distribute through our programs with healthcare (Rx), education (Ed), and community ...
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The mere presence of books in the home creates a culture of learning that translates to a more prosperous future. Books allow children to explore ...
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“The heart of a volunteer is not measured in size, but by the depth of the commitment to make a difference in the lives of ...
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BookSpring’s Central Texas Reading Survey offers intriguing insights into the state of reading in Central Texas, and the implications for early literacy efforts in our community. We ...
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by Emily Ball Cicchini, Executive Director We here are BookSpring have announced a big audacious goal: to get 20 high quality children's books in every ...
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Jill Gonzalez receives Storybook Hero Award from Emily Ball Cicchini (Executive Director), Drew Scherz (Board President), at Austin Taco Project, Austin Hilton, Aug 29 2018 ...
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Atlassian is our pick for the Volunteer Spotlight! Atlassian is an Australian enterprise software company, that specializes in products for collaboration and product development. They ...
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by Emily Ball Cicchini, Executive Director This photo was taken at a lunchtime summer Go event at one of the Housing Authority of the City ...
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As another school year ends so does the service of some outstanding board members. These individuals are deeply committed to sharing their love of reading ...
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Photo by: LenzMazter Studios Austin’s early literacy advocates step up to provide “Happily Ever After’s” for local children. Community and business leaders raised over $112,000 in ...
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Emily Ball Cicchini Executive Director Emily joined BookSpring in 2015 and is a strong believer in the long-term benefit of early childhood literacy and creativity ...
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By Joel Gross Photos by Tyler Schmitt / The Mill Photography BookSpring is excited to announce the launch of Summer Success, a new full-scale program designed ...
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Over Half of Austin Children Reading on Mobile Devices A wide body of research consistently shows that reading is one of the most important indicators ...
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BookSpring’s van has been hitting the streets throughout Central Texas to get resources needed to children and families through partners already serving them. Tools that ...
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By: Joel Gross Photos by Tyler Schmitt / The Mill Photography Studio At BookSpring we know one of the most critical areas in students’ early educational ...
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