The SpeakEasy Bookmobile goes back to school in Harlem for a special "build-your-own-bookbag" event for residents of Taft Houses, serving over 270 children and families by providing free backpacks, school supplies, and over 850 donated books. A special collaboration with Made for Me Books and New York City Housing Authority, with support from NYC Council Members Diana Ayala, District 8 and Bill Perkins, District 9. We're grateful to all our partners and to all the publishers who generously donated books for this event, including:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Sourcebooks Kids
Algonquin Books
Penguin Random House
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade
Macmillan Publishers
Nancy Paulsen Books
With thanks to the following for additional support: Sharase DeBouse, District Leader, D68
Tamika Mapp, State Assembly Committeewoman, D68
700 Strong
Police Service Area 5, NYPD
Transport Workers AFL/CIO Local 100
Stay tuned for more bookmobile outings this fall, coordinated safely and with all C.D.C. precautions and guidelines taken into consideration to ensure safe conditions for all.
