We Need Volunteers

We’ve got the books, and we need YOU to prep them for distribution! We can welcome up to 40 volunteers at a time, so come with your company or come on your own. 

Help us get books out of our warehouse and into the hands of kids this fall!

Pictures of Our New Home

Check out photos of our new location, and stop by to see it in person!

Donate Books Anytime

Donate gently-used children’s books near you in one of our outdoor collection bins. Give your unused kids’ books a new life with a local child who will love to own them!

Browns 50/50 Partnership

Join our team at Browns home games to sell 50/50 tickets! A portion of proceeds benefit the Kids’ Book bank.

Become a Volunteer Guide

Find out more about this new volunteer opportunity in our new space! As a Volunteer Guide, you’ll become an expert at one or more steps of the process and help train new volunteers.

Watch Our Video

Watch a short video about the Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank and how you can help us have an impact in our community.

Our Mission

The mission of the Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank is to foster literacy and a love of reading by distributing free books to children in collaboration with community partners.

The Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank is working to ensure all kids in Greater Cleveland have books to build their own home libraries.

A book in the hands of a child is a magical thing! Reading fuels imaginations, teaches empathy, supports academic achievement, and helps parents build bonds with their kids.

two boys sitting on striped rug reading a book together

Impact

We’ve distributed over 5 million free books to 100,000+ kids in Greater Cleveland and continue to distribute 50,000 books per month.

Our Partners

Partners

Partners are the backbone of our work. More than 1,800 partners distribute our books to the children and families they serve.

Our Volunteers

Volunteers

Volunteers fuel our operation. More than 13,000 individuals have sorted and packed books for distribution to our partners.