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Building home libraries for children in need

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Every Child Deserves to be a Book Owner

Books Between Kids is a non-profit organization serving Houston’s at-risk children by providing them with books to build their own home libraries.


Making a Difference

Approximately 80% of Houston ISD’s elementary-aged children live at or below the poverty line.  Priorities for these children and their families are food, clothing and shelter – all other items fall into the category of “want”.  Research has shown that children growing up in homes without books, where books are considered a luxury, are less likely to complete a basic education than their peers who do have books available at home (University of Nevada, 2010).

Books Between Kids strives to change this by collecting gently used books and distributing them to children in need.  Please join us in our mission to put books into the hands of Houston’s children by making a financial donation, giving books, organizing a book drive or volunteering your time!

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Our Impact


Books Distributed to Kids Since May 2013. We are transforming lives book by book!

Our Programs


Books Between Kids addresses a desperate need in our community, the need for children to have access to books outside of school.  Since we were founded, in the Fall of 2012, our mission has been to get books into the hands of economically disadvantaged children in Houston.

Throughout the year, we collect new and gently-used books, sort them, and prepare them for distribution to children in Greater Houston. We currently operate two core book distribution programs: Book Celebrations on the campuses of partner schools and Community Partner distributions. 

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Our Amazon Wishlist allows us to give out brand ne Our Amazon Wishlist allows us to give out brand new high-interest books to Houston kids. We are so thankful for everyone who has purchased a book off our wishlist! Click the link in our bio to shop our list and support our mission!
Book Bash is less than a month away! We would be t Book Bash is less than a month away! We would be thrilled to spend the evening with you on October 8th at The Bell Tower on 34th. Get your tickets now at the link in our bio!
We can't wait to see these smiling faces again at We can't wait to see these smiling faces again at our Book Celebrations this school year! Each year, we get to see the immense joy that choosing six free books to take home brings students across Houston. We're so excited for Book Celebration season!
Click the link in our bio to get your tickets now Click the link in our bio to get your tickets now for Book Bash on October 8th! We hope to see you there!
We want to give a huge shoutout to the United Salt We want to give a huge shoutout to the United Salt Corporation. They celebrated their one year anniversary by holding a book drive and collecting almost 1,000 books! We are so excited to find loving homes for all of these books!
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