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, and rural schools and libraries that can pick up at the warehouse or take a shipment. 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.