
2026-2027 BookSmiles-Irrigating Book Deserts
Join to learn how book banks operate and how they can connect students and families with free, high-quality reading materials.
Event Description
Join us for an engaging session that takes you behind the scenes of a book bank and explores how these initiatives support literacy and equity in education. Educators will learn how book banks operate—from sourcing and sorting books to distribution logistics—and how they can connect students and families with free, high-quality reading materials. Participants will also have the opportunity to select books to take back to their classrooms, schools, or communities. Participants will leave inspired with practical ideas to promote reading and support access to books for all learners.
Location:
180 W. State Street
Room 210
Trenton, NJ 08608

