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Race to 500,000 Books
Please find below a list of "Race to 500,000 Books" events/drop-off locations. We hope you find a way to join us in this race!
BOOK CELEBRATION EVENTS/DROP-OFF LOCATIONS
May 1st through August 31st
FWISD BOOK CELEBRATION EVENT
Saturday, July 17th, 2021
Shops of Clearfork (Greenspace next to B& B Butchers; across from Stabucks)
5188 Monahans Ave,
Fort Worth, TX 76109
11 am-2 pm
RACE TO KINDNESS FREE BOOK FAIRS
Our favorite part of the "Race to Kindness" is getting books directly into the hands of kids and adults through out FREE book fairs.
Literacy Achieves
June 26th, 2021
FREE CHILDREN'S BOOK FAIR
United Community Center
July 31st, 2021
FREE CHILDREN'S AND ADULT BOOK FAIR
TULSA DREAM CENTER
AUGUST 28th, 2021
FREE CHILDREN'S BOOK FAIR
South Dallas Cultural Community Center
October 23rd, 2021
FREE CHILDREN'S AND ADULT BOOK FAIR
TR Hoover Community Development Center
May 21st, 2022
FREE CHILDREN'S BOOK FAIR
In partnership with Thriftbooks and State Fair of Texas
Our National Partners
The "Why" Behind a "Race to 500,000 Books"
90%
If a child grows up in a home with 100+ books at home, they have a 90% probability of graduating the ninth grade, compared to 30% in bookless homes.
94%
According to a recent Reading is Fundamental survey, 94% of teachers report their biggest concern is that their students do not have access to print books at home.
67%
Two out of every three children living in poverty have no books to call their own.
*Source-Reading Is Fundamental, 2021
