{"id":5154,"date":"2019-05-15T14:22:21","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T19:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/bellingham\/?page_id=5154"},"modified":"2024-10-18T14:47:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T21:47:32","slug":"books-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/bellingham\/philanthropic-programs\/books-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"Books and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Books and Beyond<\/strong>, formed in 2021, is the newest philanthropic program of Assistance League of Bellingham serving infant through 12th grade. The purpose of this program is to coordinate with local school districts as well as other local nonprofits for the promotion of literacy programs. The program is divided into three segments; some members tutor children in the classroom (on hold because of Covid), another group works with the distribution of used children\u2019s books that are donated to the chapter and finally the committee works together to determine how to buy new books for other nonprofits and for the classroom or library of public schools within Whatcom County.<\/p>\n

Volunteers in the classroom look forward to helping students develop better reading skills. Members working with the used children\u2019s books coordinate their efforts with other local nonprofits for distribution of books to Whatcom County disadvantaged families in migrant worker camps, local food banks and school literacy festivals. Purchasing of new books for classrooms or school libraries is determined by need and the Niche Report.<\/p>\n

The focus of Books and Beyond\u2019s newest partnership with another nonprofit, Lydia Place, is to provide new books for children 0-kindergarten. Under their Parent Support Program, the certified parent educator visits the family twice a month and brings a new children\u2019s book with them. Assistance League will be purchasing several hundred new books each year for Lydia Place.<\/p>\n

Books and Beyond believes it is important to introduce books to children at a young age and to help them build their own personal library that will continue throughout their life.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Whatcom County Schools were served<\/div>\n

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No matter how big or small, your donations provide books for children<\/p>\n

Donate Now<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n Books and Beyond purchased 122 new books for students at Alderwood Elementary when they participated in the “I Survived Series” Book Event with author Lauren Tarshis.\u00a0Each student was able to take a book home and add it to their personal library.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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\n Help to buy books for children.<\/p>\n

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\n Want to help those in need?<\/p>\n

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\n Students enjoy 75 new animal books purchased through Books and Beyond for their school library.\u00a0When Ferndale schools changed their reading program to ARC Core, a high-quality curriculum designed to accelerate learning, the school library did not have enough animal topic books for all fourth graders to check out books at the same time.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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No matter how big or small, your donations provide books for children<\/p>\n

Donate Now<\/a><\/p>\n

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