Giving children’s books (ages 0 to 5) to low-income families free of charge.

Resources and Services

In California / Silicon Valley

The following organizations offer free literary resources and services to parents/guardians/caregivers of young children.

• First 5 California
• Santa Clara County Library District
• San José Public Library

In Florida

Florida residents can enroll to receive free books for students in grades K–5 from New Worlds Reading.

For New Parents

These materials discuss the benefits of reading to/with young children:

• Diana Opong, “How Reading Aloud Can Help You Bond with Your Kids and Make Them Better Readers,” NPR, October 1, 2021

• Sophie Brickman, Baby, Unplugged: One Mother’s Search for Balance, Reason, and Sanity in the Digital Age (HarperCollins, 2021)

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