At Reach Out and Read-Alabama, we believe all children should grow up learning a love of reading on the laps of people who love them. That’s why our pediatric healthcare providers work with parents every day to demonstrate the value of reading aloud together. They share so many books each year-- over 76,000 -- and that’s why we need YOU! When your business or organization holds a Reach Out and Read-Alabama's Virtual Book Drive, you provide over 300 trained medical practitioners across the state with the tools they need to promote reading aloud every day.
To get started, please fill out this form. Once the form is received, we will create your virtual book drive and provide you with a link to the drive.
*When selecting the dates of your drive, please allow us two weeks to create your virtual book drive site.
We are excited to partner with you on a Virtual Book Drive for your business/organization!
Thank you for helping to ensure that all young children have access to books and a path to early literacy! Reach Out and Read-Alabama clinicians share new books with children during each well-child visits between birth and age 5. They also talk with parents about how shared reading can foster not only early literacy, but also healthy relationships with their young children.
Last year, Reach Out and Read-Alabama gave over 177,000 new books to families across the state. Among many other things, books give children strong minds and hearts. We need your help to ensure all children grow up with a plethora of books in their homes, knowledge in their minds, and love in their hearts. Your support will help purchase new books and give over medical providers across the state the tools they need to promote reading aloud every day.
Virtual book drives are a great way to engage employees, and we have heard from partners that they are simple yet effective — just like the Reach Out and Read model.
“At River Bank & Trust, we’re committed to building a brighter future for the next generation - and that includes promoting early literacy. We are pleased to partner with Reach Out and Read Alabama, a program of the Alabama Chapter-American Academy of Pediatrics that gives young children a foundation for success by incorporating books into pediatric care. Funds raised from our drive will be used to purchase books for patients of local pediatric offices.”