Hello everyone! This Saturday, after speaking with a friend (a wonderfully generous person and incredibly dedicated teacher) about her school’s need for books, I tweeted this, reaching out to the kidlit and book-loving community for help.

The response has overwhelmed us in the best way! We are in absolute awe of your generosity. As I write this, the tweet has been shared over 2,000 times, and I’ve received hundreds of offers to donate!

Unfortunately, my friend’s school is not the only one in need. Of the twenty schools in her district, only two have libraries, and other teachers are attempting to address this lack in the same way; by using what resources and space they have to run libraries out of their classrooms. Thanks to the magnitude of kindness we’ve received in response to my request, we’re hopeful that we’ll be able to add books to each one of these…