March 2, 2023
Dear Friend,
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Every day, as I reflect on Book Harvest’s vision of books for every child, support for every parent, and literacy for every community, I ask myself: where we are not showing up with books and support for children and families?
One of those places - until now – was Native American communities.
 Last week, we collaborated with Coharie Intra-Tribal Council, Inc. to launch a new Book Harvest Book Hub at the Coharie Tribal Center in Clinton, NC.
After just one meeting, we jumped at the opportunity to install a Book Harvest Book Hub at the Coharie Tribal Center, thrilled by the prospect of another child discovering their new favorite book! We left over 500 books to ensure that children visiting the Center can harvest books and build home libraries of books they can read again and again and keep forever. We will return and restock just as soon as more books are needed.
I am inspired by this budding partnership and deeply grateful to the staff of Coharie Intra-Tribal Council, Inc. for their enthusiasm, collaborative spirit, and passionate commitment to nourishing their children’s love of reading.
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Ginger Young,
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
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P.S. I was fascinated to learn that North Carolina has the largest American Indian population east of the Mississippi, at more than 176,000. The Coharie Tribe has 3,000+ members in Harnett and Sampson Counties. We hope that this new partnership will help us understand how we can best support other American Indian communities in North Carolina with books. Take a look at this map from the NC Commission of Indian Affairs showing NC tribal and urban communities across North Carolina:
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A Note from Tabitha
Tabitha Blackwell serves as the Executive Director of Book Harvest Durham
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We recently launched the Book Harvest Durham Newsletter and we're so excited to share it with you! This monthly email is packed with information related to Book Harvest Durham, including our Family Space. You can read February's edition here and subscribe below. We look forward to highlighting our local events, partners, parents, and programming!
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Words to Live By: Nicholas Dawidoff
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Nicholas Dawidoff, a member of the Book Harvest Authors’ Circle, is the critically acclaimed author of five books, including The Catcher Was a Spy and In the Country of Country.
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Is there a book or genre that stands out in your memory from your youth?
Little Rascal, the story of a lonely boy and his pet raccoon cub living in a small Wisconsin town during World War I...
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Our March Featured Five children’s books honor Women’s History Month. Instead of highlighting just a handful of individuals, we are featuring five anthologies that celebrate hundreds of women!
You can purchase these books and have them shipped directly to Book Harvest. You might also like to have them in your home library! View purchasing options.
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Questions? Email Amy Franks, Associate Director of School and Family Engagement, at amy@bookharvest.org.
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- Read Across America: 50 Kids' Books Set in 50 States, by Macaroni KID
February 27, 2023
- ‘It’s My Time to Talk’: Edgecombe student publishes book, by Derick Lee
February 28, 2023, Education NC
- Two-Thirds of Kids Struggle to Read, and We Know How to Fix It, by Nicholas Kristof, New York Times, February 11, 2023
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