Suggest a partner
Your own program, or one you think should be getting free kids’ books. A sentence or two is plenty — Josh follows up personally on every suggestion.
Why this page exists
I started the Literacy Project to rehome children’s books. I was buying tens of thousands of pounds of books for the resale operation, and I couldn’t stop thinking that somewhere there were kids without books while pallets of perfectly good ones moved through my warehouse. Getting kids’ books back into kids’ hands is the whole point — and most months I have more sorted children’s books than I can place.
So this is a standing invitation. If you run a program that puts books in front of kids — or you know one — tell me about it above.
What you get
- Free children’s books, sorted and readable — picture books, early readers, chapter books, middle grade; English and Spanish (and bilingual) as supply allows.
- By the box or by the carload — one-time for an event, or a standing restock. I deliver locally or you pick up at the warehouse, whichever is easier.
- No paperwork, no cost, no strings. You don’t owe me a logo placement or a thank-you post. The books are for the kids.
Who I’m looking for
Anyone who can get books to kids, formally or informally: classrooms and school libraries, after-school and summer programs, shelters with children’s programs, clinic and waiting-room shelves, faith groups, youth sports teams, Little Free Library stewards, rural schools and libraries anywhere in New Mexico. If kids end up holding books, you qualify.
The honest fine print
NMLP is a for-profit, single-operator business — reselling the valuable donated books is what pays for the free pickup and makes the free kids’ books possible. Donations to NMLP are not tax-deductible, and books I give your program are a free gift, not a grant relationship. I follow up on every suggestion personally, usually within a few days.