Books Are Magic

We're matching donations up to $5k to

In support of #StandUpForAAPI, we're matching donations to the following organizations who are doing wonderful and important work supporting Asian American literature and justice.

Kundiman
kundiman.kindful.com

Asian American Writers' Workshop
aaww.org/donate

Asian Americans Advancing Justice
secure.donationpay.org/aajc

Make a donation to any of the above organizations and send your receipt to donations@booksaremagic.net and we'll match it!

Donate to the
Brooklyn Book Bodega!

We are helping the Brooklyn Book Bodega raise money to purchase more books and supplies to be donated to local families in need.

Click above to donate directly through their website or click on the icon below to add a donation to your order!

The Brooklyn Book Bodega's mission is to increase the number of 100+ book homes for kids 0-18 in NYC by providing free access to and ownership of books, building community, and creating a passion for learning through free events and literacy-based community programming.

They are temporarily shifting their model to partner with community organizations to ensure that kids and families receive books in addition to food and hygiene items. They are collaborating with educators, schools, community organizations, and food pantries to make sure that families have access to books, especially during mandated “NYS Pause.”

Families living with a fixed or low income do not have excess cash to purchase books for their children and, given the segregation in our city and country, may live in a book desert. While the pandemic impacts all of us, it does not impact all of us equally. In addition to having enough to feed their bellies, all children deserve to have access to books which will feed their minds and provide additional learning support.

It is crucial for children to have books at home while they adjust to the new normal of remote learning, time away from friends and loved ones, general disruption to their routine, and potential loss and hardship.

Read more about their work and how to get involved here.

The Brooklyn Book Bodega is currently accepting donations of gently used children's books. They are especially in need of books for babies, kids, and teens with protagonists of diverse representation. See here for more details.

Thank you! With your support in 2020 we donated

over $8,000 to the following orgs

The Equal Justice Initiative
eji.org

The NAACP Legal Defense Fund
www.naacpldf.org

Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York
www.plsny.org

Thurgood Marshall College Fund
www.tmcf.org

Many thanks to our co-owners Eddie and Martine Joyce for their generous donation!

over $15,000 to the following orgs

Emergency Release Fund
emergencyreleasefund.com

F2L Relief Fund
www.f2lrelieffund.org

Let Us Breathe Fund
northstarfund.org

and $6,300 to the

Center for Antiracist Research
founded by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi