BWB Remembers The Books Of Our Childhood (3 of 3)

Posted by Better World Books on 05.17.2013 at 4:45 pm

The third and final part in our Children’s Book Week series on the books that BWB employees remember from their childhood. Don’t forget to stop by our children’s book sale, too!

The Borrowers
To chose just one favorite would be impossible but Read more…

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BWB Remembers The Books Of Our Childhood (2 of 3)

Posted by Better World Books on 05.15.2013 at 2:26 pm

Children’s Book Week continues, and here’s part 2 of our the books we remember loving in our own younger years. What were yours? Let us know in the comments.

 

Nuttybub and Nittersing (image courtesy of Goodreads)
(image courtesy of Goodreads)

Nuttybub & Nittersing by May Gibbs, published in 1923.

I loved reading and being read to. Read more…

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Encouraging Summer Reading: Book reviews by kids, for kids

Posted by Better World Books on 05.14.2013 at 9:20 am

DOGObooks

Looking for a way to encourage your young library visitors to read this summer? Then look no further than the DOGObooks Summer Reading Program sponsored by Better World Books. Read more…

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BWB Remembers The Books Of Our Childhood (1 of 3)

Posted by Better World Books on 05.13.2013 at 11:05 am

Children’s Book Week (May 13-19) is all about igniting a love of reading for young people, one that will stick with them and positively shape the person they one day become. What books stuck with you when you were growing up? We asked Better World Books employees just that question. Read more…

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Your mama’s so smart, she probably reads lots of books!

Posted by Better World Books on 05.11.2013 at 11:00 am

Happy Mother's Day

Can we talk about your mom for a minute?

She’s a classy lady. She raised you right. And (Note: moderate guilt trip beyond this point) you haven’t gotten her anything for Mother’s Day yet!

Now, don’t panic. Fortunately for you, we planned for this.

Mother’s Day is tomorrow, May 12. No matter where you’re shopping, the shipping is going to cost a very figurative arm-and-leg combo in order to ship something to you on time. Unless you read on, reader!

Using the magic of Internet, we have devised a way to equip you with (a) the perfect present, which will (b) be ready for you to give your mom on Mother’s Day. Enter the Better World Books Gift Certificate, stage left.

Gift Certificate

Not only will it be in your inbox minutes after ordering, but it will be exactly the book Mom wants. No matter what increment you choose, she gets the next great read of her choosing. Nailed it.

In conclusion, nothing says “I love you, mom! Thanks for my existence, and stuff. In return for teaching me how to live, I wanted to give you the freedom of picking your Mother’s Day gift. You’re the best!” like a Better World Books Gift Certificate.

Have a happy Mother’s Day!

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The National Conference on Family Literacy

Posted by Better World Books on 05.10.2013 at 1:18 pm

(Guest post by Lisa Avetisian, Manager of Development Operations at National Center for Family Literacy.)

Libraries definitely had a presence at the 22nd Annual National Conference on Family Literacy, which concluded on Tuesday, April 30, in Louisville, KY. Read more…

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A World Of Difference: 7 Stats Showing Our Environmental Impact so far

Posted by Better World Books on 04.25.2013 at 10:55 am

Better World Books was founded on a triple bottom line premise: people, planet, and profit. Sure, our core business is a form of reuse—finding new homes for old books. But did you know that we maintain detailed internal metrics on our sustainability impact?

Here are seven of our most salient stats, updated for April 2013: Read more…

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“What does Earth Day mean to you?” Our Facebook users answer.

Posted by Tommy on 04.22.2013 at 11:44 am

Drop Box photo contributed by Pixie Poe (www.twitter.com/pixiepoe123).

Earlier this month, we posed a question to our Facebook community: “What does Earth Day mean to you?” Here are some of the responses they (you) came back with, in their (your) own words. Read more…

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Got a job that needs doing? Hire a Book Drop Box!

Posted by Better World Books on 04.01.2013 at 8:31 am

As we continue to place book Drop Boxes around the country, we have come to realize the full potential of these marvelous constructions.  Read more…

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Books Between Kids: Building Home Libraries for Children In Need

Posted by Better World Books on 03.25.2013 at 1:41 pm

(Guest post from Sandra Ahlhorn, Co-founder of Books Between Kids.)

 “These books are for us?”… “We get to keep these, for real?” Every time we bring our boxes of books, things like this are said to us by children filled with excitement and wonder at the possibilities inside them. Read more…

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