Provides and distributes books to increase book ownership among children who are under-served. Also donate your new and gently used books books. Note: Find a book donation location at https://www.berniesbookbank.org/donate-books/book-drop-locations/

A volunteer working group of the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center that collects books from the community to provide them to people incarcerated in Illinois at no cost to them, by mail, and in Champaign county jail and Juvenile Detention Center. Volunteers primarily interact with prisoners by reading their letters, selecting books from a collection of donated materials, and shipping those books directly to them in response to their requests, or by entering the county jail once a week to provide books and library services.

A program working with the Dolly Parton Foundation to mail free books to children from birth to age 5 years. Each month, a new book is mailed in the child's name directly to their home.

Sends registered pre-school children a free book in the mail each month.

- Reading for Life: Provides literacy workshops and distributes reading materials. Partners with Silver Cross to provide reading rooms and lending libraries. Materials focus on early childhood literacy, but options exist for all ages. - Writing Lab: Lab for improving computer literacy as well as essay and general writing skills. - Workshops: Community workshops for things like leadership development, financial literacy, and health/wellness.

Offers free books for children.

Provides books to children (ages birth to 5) for free on a registration basis.

Provides books to children in need.

Enrolled children receive one age-appropriate book each month in order to encourage excitement about reading before entering school. Once registered, children will begin receiving books in 6-9 weeks.

Provides free books to individuals of all ages.