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Their homes, there are no libr libraries. in the great forest, a little elephant is born. the most important tool that they get are words. and there are some kids who grow up hearing lots and lots of words because theyre read to every single night. kids living in book deserts dont have that. and so reading and books helps level that playing field. >> very good stuff. >> giving kids books almost ensures academic success. what we do is irrigate book deserts by pouring hundreds of thousands of book...

Love. its what makes subaru, subaru. as teachers settle back into their classrooms, a majority have to spend their own money, often hundreds of dollars on supplies for their students. >> and this weeks cnn hero, larry abrams, pardon me, larry, larry abrams, a high school english teacher who recognized how financially challenging that reality is for so many teachers. here he is. >> so many of us have heard about food deserts, but there are also these things called book deserts. areas where peop...

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BookSmiles Founder Larry Abrams By day, Larry Abrams is an English teacher in the Lindenwold School District. At night and on weekends, he spreads “book wealth” to people across the Garden State and in Philadelphia through his organization, BookSmiles, collecting books and giving them away to people who do not have a library of their own. “We distribute them to nonprofits, to my fellow brother and sister teachers, to anyone who can put books into the hands of kids who really need them,�...

WHYY By (Courtesy of BookSmiles) By day, Larry Abrams is an English teacher in the Lindenwold School District. At night and on weekends, he spreads “book wealth” to people across the Garden State and in Philadelphia through his organization, BookSmiles, collecting books and giving them away to people who do not have a library of their own. “We distribute them to nonprofits, to my fellow brother and sister teachers, to anyone who can put books into the hands of kids who really need them,�...

On the hierarchy of basic needs, books are not quite as important as food, but close, according to Food Bank of South Jersey officials.  Thats why the regional Food Bank is partnering with another local nonprofit, BookSmiles, to collect and distribute childrens books to families in need. Now, when parents and children go to distribution events for food, they can walk away with a few titles, too.   The partnership started in February and is the first of its kind in the 36-year history of the...

UpdatedTue, Apr 27, 2021 at 3:47 pm ET Reply The five Middletown teens: Tyler Armagan, Ryan Day, Kieran Foley, Drew Scalice and Joey Dietrich are all students at Middletown High School North. (Provided by Kelly Walsh Day) MIDDLETOWN, NJ — Remember these young men? The five Middletown teen boys who jumped into a frozen pond this past December and saved two little kids in a sledding accident will be honored with a $7,500 prize this May. The money is given out by the Russell Berrie Foundation, a...

Wise up, CA progressives I agree with Oakland City Council member Dan Kalb that having two out of the five questions that the Progressive Delegates Network asked Democratic Party delegate candidates focus on Israel was overkill (“California progressives get pushback on Zionism ‘litmus test,” Feb. 9). Of the myriad issues that the party should be considering, attitudes toward Israel and Palestinians are far less important than indicated by the 40 percent represented in the questionnaire. M...

Reply BookSmiles was established in 2017. It collects books, so children in book deserts can start their own libraries. (Shutterstock) CHERRY HILL, NJ — Cherry Hill-based BookSmiles is closing in on half a million books distributed since Larry Abrams founded the non-profit organization in 2017, Abrams said during Monday nights township council meeting. "We believe that every single child should have access to a library right there in their own home," Abrams said. "Its not fair that some kids ...

Reply The Camden County Freedom Medal is presented to civic leaders who show ideals and actions that reflect the ideals of Martin Luther King Jr. (Shutterstock) GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — The founder of a Gloucester Township nonprofit organization will be awarded freedom medals during the countys annual ceremony, which will take place virtually this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, officials announced. Christina DeCristofor, the founder of Operation Kindness, will receive the Camden Count...