BOOK FAIRIES INC
70 NORTH MAIN STREET, FREEPORT, NY 11520 www.thebookfairies.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: 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 2019, THE BOOK FAIRIES DISTRIBUTED NEARLY 600,000 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.BOOK FAIRIES DISTRIBUTES BOOKS THROUGH: COMMUNITY BOOK FAIRS: TEACHERS COME TO THE BOOK FAIRIES' FACILITY IN FREEPORT AND TAKE BOXES OF BOOKS TO FILL THEIR BOOKSHELVES WITH READING MATERIALS SPECIFIC TO THEIR CLASSROOMS' NEEDS. DURING A STANDARD 3 HOUR BOOK FAIR, BETWEEN 12,000 AND 15,000 BOOKS ARE PROVIDED TO SOME 75 TEACHERS TO BE UTILIZED WITHIN THEIR SCHOOLS;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. THE BOOK FAIRIES BRINGS THE MAGIC OF A TRADITIONAL BOOK FAIR TO SCHOOLS IN NEED. THE BOOK FAIRIES GOES TO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH BRAND NEW BOOKS, AND EACH CHILD IS ABLE TO SELECT TWO BOOKS FOR THEIR OWN;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.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 136,920 BOOKS TO THE PROGRAM IN 2019.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.

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