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End Book Deserts - Podcast

End Book Deserts

Features the innovative people and programs who spread the love of books and reading culture in our nation’s high poverty areas.

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Update frequency
every 17 days
Average duration
26 minutes
Episodes
69
Years Active
2019 - 2024
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2000 Libros

2000 Libros

2000 Libros provides books to undocumented migrant children in detention centers, those in shelters separated from their families, and the children waiting to be reunited with families.

00:21:04  |   Mon 16 Sep 2019
Book Smiles

Book Smiles

A New Jersey teacher ends book deserts by through book drives linking high income schools to low income schools.

00:20:27  |   Tue 10 Sep 2019
United Through Reading

United Through Reading

United Through Reading connects deployed military families to their children back home through video reading.

00:24:36  |   Wed 04 Sep 2019
Project Lit

Project Lit

Project Lit is a nationwide student-teacher book club, aiming to increase reading across the nation.

00:22:47  |   Mon 26 Aug 2019
Bernie's Book Bank

Bernie's Book Bank

2 out of 3 low-income children have no books of their own. Bernie’s Book Bank, Chicago's largest provider of quality children’s books, is changing that with 12 books per year for 12 years.

00:28:57  |   Sat 17 Aug 2019
Little Readers

Little Readers

This episode focuses on a Georgia-based program, who ensures that children of incarcerated parents still have bedtime stories.

00:18:37  |   Sat 10 Aug 2019
Jet Blue’s Soar with Reading

Jet Blue’s Soar with Reading

Find out how a major airline strives to end book deserts with book vending machines.

00:19:08  |   Mon 29 Jul 2019
The Book Fairies

The Book Fairies

Find out how a New York non-profit has distributed over 1 million books to 500 schools and organizations in less than a decade.

00:17:20  |   Fri 19 Jul 2019
What is a Book Desert?

What is a Book Desert?

Our podcast kicks off with research around book deserts from Dr. Susan Neuman. Reading researcher and professor at New York University, Dr. Neuman defines 'book desert' and presents staggering resear…

00:16:38  |   Sat 06 Jul 2019
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