Melissa & Lori Love Literacy ® | Science of Reading for Teachers Ep. 28: Bring on the Books! A Conversation with The Maryland Book Bank
Melissa and Lori chatted with Mark Feiring, the Executive Director of the Maryland Book Bank, to hear how the organization is supporting the community during this time. He shared some fabulous ideas - building partnerships with other community organizations such as The Baltimore Hunger Projects as well as community schools - and thinking outside of the box to get books into kids' and families' hands during this time is critical. So far, the Maryland Book Bank team has sent over 25,600 books to 8,174 children in the first month of quarantine here in Maryland. Kudos, Mark and team!
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And, our friend Molly Ness replicates the MD Book Bank on a smaller scale in NY! Check out her podcast, End Book Deserts here!
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