Children's Book Project Employee Directory
Civic and Social OrganizationsCalifornia, United States2-10 Employees
The Children's Book Project is a small nonprofit focused on providing free, high-quality books to children, with a long-standing aim to advance equity in literacy and lifelong opportunities for youth in San Francisco and the Bay Area. It notes that literacy attainment is linked to academic success and that economically disadvantaged communities often lack access to books. The organization operates a Book Bank in San Francisco where teachers and partner organizations can arrange to obtain free books for infants through teens. A recent development is a March 2026 partnership with cbcbooks.org to donate one thousand new books to distribute to Bay Area children in need. The organization has broadened its programs over time, including a Storytime field trip initiative launched in 2023 to bring book ownership directly to local elementary students who choose books for keeps from its Book Bank shelves, and it moved its book site to 2166 Palou Avenue in San Francisco in 2020.