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The Book Love Foundation advocates giving choice in books promotes engagement, builds confidence, and prepares students to be lifelong readers - and providing inclusive text opens the communication, understanding and empathy for all students.

THE BOOK LOVE FOUNDATION GRANTS $48,000 TO TEACHERS IN NORTH AMERICA

September 26, 2024

The Book Love Foundation awarded 58 teachers in the United States and Canada grants totaling $48,000 this summer. The books, chosen to meet the needs and interests of students K-12, have been shipped, unpacked, and placed in students' hands. 

THE BOOK LOVE FOUNDATION RECEIVES THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LITERACY AWARD

September 8, 2023

The Book Love Foundation is one of the Successful Practices Honorees award recipient from the Library of Congress. We were recognized for our successful implementation of specific literacy practices, namely for connections we create with authors and illustrators. 100% of the $5000 award will be used to fund classroom libraries for teachers.

THE BOOK LOVE FOUNDATION GRANTS $61,500 TO TEACHERS IN NORTH AMERICA

August 30, 2023

The Book Love Foundation awarded 65 grants totaling $65,000 to teachers in the United States and Canada in 2023. The books have been shipped throughout the summer and teachers are organizing their classroom libraries for student access.

THE BOOK LOVE FOUNDATION GRANTS $87,500 TO TEACHERS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA

October 3, 2022

The Book Love Foundation awarded 56 classroom library grants totaling $87,500 to teachers in the United States and Canada in 2022. Since 2013, the Book Love Foundation has raised $1M to provide nearly 400 teachers (from 41 states and six Canadian provinces) with grants to build classroom libraries.

THE BOOK LOVE FOUNDATION GRANTS $85,000 TO TEACHERS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA

August 27, 2021

The Book Love Foundation awarded 63 classroom library grants totaling $85,000 to teachers in the United States and Canada in 2021. Since 2013, the Book Love Foundation has raised $960,000 to provide more than 330 teachers with grants to build classroom libraries.

BOOK LOVE FOUNDATION GRANT HELPS WAUNAKEE MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER PRESERVE STUDENT'S PASSION FOR READING

November 24, 2020

$1000 grant from the Book Love Foundation helps Stephanie Boegh, eighth grade teacher at Waunakee Middle School ensure her students maintain a love of reading.

HORACE GOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER RECEIVES $2000 GRANT FROM THE BOOK LOVE FOUNDATION

September 21, 2020

8th grade teacher, A'Lana Bates receives $2000 grant from the Book Love Foundation allowing her to purchase 286 high-interest books for her classroom library.

MUNDELEIN HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER RECEIVES SUPPORT OF THE BOOK LOVE FOUNDATION

June 29, 2020

English teacher Ryan Buck will use $1000 grant from the Book Love Foundation to purchase multi-genre texts that open up his students' awareness to social and ecological issues.

July 1, 2020

The Book Love Foundation awarded 68 classroom library grants totaling $86,000 to teachers in the United States and Canada this year.

PENNY KITTLE TALKS ABOUT THE BOOK LOVE FOUNDATION

January 25, 2020

Penny Kittle is interviewed by CTV News, Northern Ontario. Penny discusses the impact the foundation has had on students across North America.

KLEIN FOREST HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER PURCHASES OVER 200 NEW BOOKS WITH THE BOOK LOVE FOUNDATION GRANT

September 27, 2019

The Book Love Foundation grant allows Jordan Stamper, English teacher at Klein Forest High School to carefully hand pick books that fill her shelves with her students in her mind and her heart.

BOOK LOVE FOUNDATION AWARDS 66 CLASSROOM LIBRARY GRANTS TOTALING $130,000

June 9, 2019

The Book Love Foundation announces its 2019 grant recipients. The foundation awarded 66 classroom library grants totaling $130,000 to teachers in the United States and Canada this year.

WILLIAM FREMD HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER RECEIVES A GRANT FROM THE BOOK LOVE FOUNDATION

July 9, 2018

English Teacher Russ Anderson has received a grant from the Book Love Foundation which allows him to add 175 to 200 books with greater diversity for his classroom library.

BOOK LOVE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES ITS 2018 GRANTEES

June 18, 2018

The Book Love Foundation awarded 60 classroom library grants totaling $120,000 to teachers in the United States and Canada this year.

BOOK LOVE FOUNDATION AWARDS ITS 55TH CLASSROOM LIBRARY

June 5, 2017

The Book Love Foundation awarded its 55th classroom library this year. Since 2013, the Book Love Foundation has given $223,000 in grants to classroom teachers.

BOOK LOVE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES ITS 2016 GRANTEES

June 5, 2016

The Book Love Foundation is pleased to announce that it has awarded its 35th classroom library this year.

BOOK LOVE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 2015 WINNERS

December 28, 2015

The Book Love Foundation is pleased to announce that it has awarded its 25th classroom library this year. Since 2013 the Book Love Foundation has given $100,000 in grants for books to classroom teachers.

KCHS TEACHER AWARDED 500-BOOK GRANT FROM THE BOOK LOVE FOUNDATION

October 2, 2014

Knoxville Catholic High School in Knoxville, Tennessee recently announced that English teacher Ben Wilkinson was awarded 500 books for his classroom library through a grant from the Book Love Foundation.

BOOK LOVE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES GRANT AWARD FOR 2014

December 30, 2014

The Book Love Foundation is pleased to announce the ten 500-book classroom libraries were awarded this summer to high school and middle school English teachers from seven different states.

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