Book Fairies Inc

THE BOOK FAIRIES, INC. (THE "BOOK FAIRIES") COLLECTS READING MATERIALS FOR PEOPLE IN NEED THROUGHOUT METROPOLITAN NEW YORK. THE READING MATERIALS FOSTER LITERACY AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS, PROVIDE A RESPITE FROM PERSONAL STRUGGLES, AND NURTURE A LOVE OF READING ACROSS AGE GROUPS.

DURING 2021, THE BOOK FAIRIES DISTRIBUTED APPROXIMATELY 540,000 BOOKS TO PEOPLE IN NEED THROUGHOUT THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA THROUGH ITS VARIOUS PROGRAMS.STUDENT ACTIVITIES: 58% OF THE BOOK FAIRIES PARTICIPATING TEACHERS AT HIGH-NEED PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND CHARTER SCHOOLS DO NOT HAVE LIBRARIES IN THEIR BUILDINGS. STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT THE MORE YOU EXPOSE CHILDREN TO READING, AND DEVELOP THE JOY OF READING AT AN EARLY STAGE IN THEIR DEVELOPMENT, THE GREATER THE IMPACT IT WILL HAVE ON THEIR LITERACY AND THEIR ABILITY TO EXCEL IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE. THE BOOK FAIRIES COLLECTS GENTLY USED BOOKS THAT ARE DONATED TO THE ORGANIZATION AND DISTRIBUTES THEM TO TEACHERS WITHIN LOWER SOCIO-ECONOMIC DISTRICTS, TO STUDENTS, AND TO FAMILIES TO HELP PROMOTE THE LOVE OF READING. FOR MANY OF THE STUDENTS THAT RECEIVE THESE BOOKS, THESE ARE THE FIRST BOOKS THEY HAVE EVER OWNED. IN ADDITION, DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS MANY OF THE LIBRARIES WERE CLOSED OR INACCESSIBLE DURING THE PANDEMIC.BOOK FAIRIES DISTRIBUTES BOOKS THROUGH: COMMUNITY BOOK FAIRS: PRE COVID-19, TEACHERS WERE ABLE TO COME TO THE BOOK FAIRIES' FACILITY IN FREEPORT AND SELF-SELECT BOOKS TO FILL THEIR BOOKSHELVES WITH READING MATERIALS SPECIFIC TO THEIR CLASSROOMS' NEEDS. DURING A STANDARD 3 HOUR BOOK FAIR, BETWEEN 15,000 TO 22,000 BOOKS WERE PROVIDED TO SOME 100 TEACHERS TO BE UTILZED WITHIN THEIR SCHOOLS. POST COVID-19 THE BOOK FAIRIES ALTERED OUR DISTRIBUTION OF BOOKS BY PROVIDING SOCIALLY DISTANCED BOOK GIVE-AWAYS OF BOXES SORTED BY CATEGORY. THERE WAS NO LIMIT TO THE NUMBER OF BOXES/BOOKS THE EDUCATORS COULD REQUEST;FREE SCHOOL BOOK FAIRS: BRAND NEW BOOKS COST ON AVERAGE $11.00 PER BOOK, WHICH IS COST PROHIBITIVE FOR MANY FAMILIES IN HIGH-NEED AREAS. PRE COVID-19, THE BOOK FAIRIES BROUGHT THE MAGIC OF A TRADITIONAL BOOK FAIR TO SCHOOLS IN NEED. IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2020 THE BOOK FAIRIES PERSONALLY DELIVERED BRAND NEW BOOKS TO SCHOOLS, EACH CHILD WAS ABLE TO SELECT TWO BOOKS FOR THEIR OWN. POST COVID-19, THE BOOK FAIRIES FOCUSED ON GETTING BOOKS INTO THE HOMES OF STUDENTS WHO WERE LEFT WITH NO ACCESS TO BOOKS DUE TO THE CLOSURES OF SCHOOLS. BOOKS WERE ALSO DELIVERED TO SCHOOLS WHERE TEACHERS DISTRIBUTED THEM TO THE STUDENT'S HOMES, EDUCATORS GAVE THEM OUT AT SOCIALLY DISTANCED GIVE-AWAYS INCLUDING AT MEAL DISTRIBUTIONS SITES. SUMMER TOTES: STUDENTS THAT DO NOT READ OVER THE SUMMER LOSE WHAT THEY WERE TAUGHT OVER THE SCHOOL YEAR AND OFTEN NEVER CATCH UP. THE BOOK FAIRIES PROVIDES 5 SELF-SELECTED, HIGH INTEREST BOOKS TO CHILDREN IN NEED TO ENCOURAGE SUMMER READING AND KEEP THEIR LITERACY SKILLS ON-LEVEL FOR THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL YEAR. WE HAVE INCORPORATED THE SUMMER TOTES PROGRAM WITH OUR NEW PILOT PROGRAM WHERE WE ARE TARGETING 1 SCHOOL DISTRICT IN SUFFOLK (WYANDANCH) AND 1 SCHOOL DISTRICT IN NASSAU (WESTBURY) ALONG WITH 1 SCHOOL IN NYC (PS 28) - WE HAVE COMMITTED TO GIVE EACH STUDENT IN THESE TARGET SCHOOLS UP TO 10 BOOKS EACH TO HELP BUILD HOME LIBRARIES FOR THE 2021/2022 SCHOOL YEAR. COMMUNITY PROGRAMS:THE BOOK FAIRIES SUPPLIES, MAINTAINS AND REFRESHES BOOKS FOR SHELVES IN VARIOUS SITES IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO BOOKS AND ENCOURAGE READING THROUGH VARIED AND HIGH-INTEREST SELECTIONS:PUBLIC BOOKSHELVES: THE BOOK FAIRIES SUPPORTS PUBLIC BOOKSHELVES IN A WIDE VARIETY OF LOCATIONS AROUND LONG ISLAND: HEALTH CENTERS, PUBLIC PARKS, LIRR STATIONS, GROCERY STORES AND MORE.SERVICE ORGANIZATION BOOKSHELVES: THE BOOK FAIRIES PROVIDES BOOKS FOR SHELVES WITHIN ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE HIGH-NEED POPULATIONS SUCH AS HOMELESS SHELTERS, SOUP KITCHENS, WOMEN'S SHELTERS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, FAMILY SERVING ORGANIZATIONS AND MORE. BOOKS FOR PRISON: THE BOOK FAIRIES COLLECTS SOFT COVER (PAPERBACK) NOVELS, BIOGRAPHIES AND SPIRITUAL BOOKS FOR DONATIONS TO INCARCERATED PERSONS.GLOBAL LITERACY INITIATIVES:THE BOOK FAIRIES IS DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING LITERACY PROGRAMS IN UNDERDEVELOPED NATIONS AROUND THE WORLD. BOOKS THAT ARE IN FAIR TO AVERAGE CONDITION ARE PACKAGED FOR PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS TO SHIP OVERSEAS. SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION, WE HAVE HELPED BUILD LIBRARIES IN AFRICA, INDIA, CHINA, SOUTH AMERICA, THE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS. WE CURRENTLY PARTNER WITH US-AFRICA CHILDREN'S FELLOWSHIP, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES MUCH-NEEDED SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO DISADVANTAGED SCHOOLS IN AFRICA AND REFUGEES IN JORDAN. CHILDREN'S BOOKS IN ENGLISH ARE THEIR MOST IMPORTANT COMMODITY, AND THE BOOK FAIRIES WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE APPROXIMATELY 150,000 BOOKS TO THE PROGRAM IN 2021.SPECIAL NEEDS PARTNERSHIP:THE BOOK FAIRIES RELIES ON VOLUNTEERS FROM SPECIAL NEEDS DAY HAB GROUPS TO PICK UP AND DELIVER BOOK DONATIONS ACROSS LONG ISLAND. THANKS TO THESE DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, THE BOOK FAIRIES IS ABLE TO EXPAND ACROSS METROPOLITAN NEW YORK. WE PROVIDE 180 OPPORTUNITIES A WEEK FOR SPECIAL NEEDS INDIVIDUALS TO BE INVOLVED IN OUR COMMUNITY.