Make Way For Books

Provides programs, services, and resources to over 30,000 young children, parents, and educators annually.

Received the Library of Congress American Prize in 2022 for significant contributions to increasing literacy levels.

Organizes a Reading Challenge twice a year, where childcare centers and home providers share five books a day for five days with children, with over 140 classrooms participating in previous years.

Educators shared more than 3,550 books with children through the Reading Challenge.

Provides access to a rotating collection of digital books for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, with a new book added monthly.

Provides access to a rotating collection of digital books for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, with a new book added monthly, and offers reading-based activities including songs, play, and creative projects for caregivers and children. Caregivers can track completed books and activities, record favorite parts, and log new vocabulary words learned by children using a learning journal feature.

Provides access to a rotating collection of digital books for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, with a new book added monthly, and offers reading-based activities including songs, play, and creative projects for caregivers and children.

Provides programs, services, and resources to over 30,000 young children, parents, and educators annually, sharing books, songs, and activities weekly to foster early reading skills including comprehension, phonological awareness, and vocabulary. These programs help 97% of participating children develop critical emergent literacy and language skills, and 98% of participating parents/caregivers gain skills and confidence to support their child's literacy.

97% of participating children develop critical emergent literacy and language skills.

Programming has impacted nearly 30,000 children, families, and educators.

Provides a learning journal feature that allows caregivers to track completed books and activities, record favorite parts, and log new vocabulary words learned by children.

Delivers programs, services, and resources to over 30,000 young children, parents, and educators annually across hundreds of sites in Arizona, resulting in 97% of participating children developing critical emergent literacy and language skills.

Began providing books and literacy workshops at five under-resourced preschools with the help of six volunteers.

Provides resources for parents to help their infants, toddlers, and preschool-age children develop reading comprehension.

98% of participating parents/caregivers gain skills and confidence to support their child's literacy.

75% of children who participated in Pre-K programming scored at or above benchmarks on standardized reading assessments in kindergarten through third grade.

Organized a reading challenge during which 120 classrooms shared over 3,000 books with children.

Organizes a Reading Challenge twice a year where childcare centers and home providers share five books a day for five days with children, with over 140 classrooms participating and sharing more than 3,550 books in previous years.

Organizes a Reading Challenge twice a year, where childcare centers and home providers share five books a day for five days with children. In previous years, over 140 classrooms participated and shared more than 3,550 books, impacting nearly 30,000 children, families, and educators.

Offers reading-based activities for caregivers and children, including songs, play, and creative projects tailored to infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.

Serves children, educators, and families at hundreds of sites across the state.

Shares books, songs, and activities weekly to foster early reading skills including comprehension, phonological awareness, and vocabulary.

Joined early childhood advocates from across the state for a day of advocacy at the Arizona State Capitol.

Engages in advocacy efforts for early childhood literacy, including participating in advocacy days at the Arizona State Capitol.

Engages in advocacy efforts by joining early childhood advocates from across the state for a day of advocacy at the Arizona State Capitol.

Offers early learning modules and resources that teach caregivers effective strategies for sharing books and literacy activities to support child literacy development, with 98% of participating parents/caregivers gaining skills and confidence.

Provides early learning modules that teach caregivers effective strategies for sharing books and literacy activities to support child literacy development. Additionally, 99% of participating early childhood educators gain skills to more effectively support children in their care.

Provides training and resources to early childhood educators to enhance their skills in supporting children's literacy, with 99% of participating educators gaining effectiveness.

Provides early learning modules that teach caregivers effective strategies for sharing books and literacy activities to support child literacy development.

99% of participating early childhood educators gain skills to more effectively support children in their care.