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February 2025 newsletter

Posted on by Laura Le

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Join us for our annual luncheon!

You are invited! Please join us for lunch on Wednesday, April 30 and learn how we can build a better future for kids, one book at a time. A Taste for Reading pairs a delicious lunch with an inspiring program, including a special performance from some of our students who want to share a story with you! Choose how you would like to be involved, and we’ll see you there.

Would you like to attend and bring some friends? Sign up to be a table captain here!

You can RSVP for the event by clicking here!

Learn more about how your company can sponsor the luncheon by emailing Development Manager, Debra Carnegie, at dcarnegie@pageahead.org

Black History Month

This Black History Month, we encourage you and your young readers to read books that celebrate Black joy and achievement. There are so many great stories to choose from, for all ages, that amplify and highlight the Black experience.

My Daddy is a Cowboy by Stephanie Seales and illustrated by C. G. Esperanza is a great example. This book is a 2025 Caldecott Honor book and a Coretta Scott Illustrator Award Winner. It tells a heartwarming story of a young girl and her father as they ride through their city in the early morning on their family horses, revelling in “just-us time” and sharing stories about community, discovery, and cowboys!

For more ideas of stories to share with young readers in your life, browse this list of kids’ books that celebrate Black lives, history, and joy.

Books are a powerful medium for representation and we hope that you and your loved ones celebrate Black History Month by reading together.

Women’s University Club – Book Drive

On April 4, 2025, the Women’s University Club will host a Meet the Author event, which will also serve as a book drive for Page Ahead!

Keynote speaker Tracie D. Hall will lead a discussion on “Information Islands: How Disinformation and the Decline in Human Literacy are Dividing Us and What Can We Do About It.” Widely known as a “Warrior Librarian,” Tracie was on the Time100 List of Most Influential People in 2023, served as the executive director of the American Library Association, and is now a distinguished practitioner in residence at the University of Washington iSchool.

This event is open to supporters of Page Ahead. You can learn more and buy a ticket here. All guests are encouraged to bring a children’s book to donate or purchase one from the Secret Garden Books pop-up shop at the event.

Volunteer opportunity: translating family surveys

Do you, or anyone you know, have an interest in helping us translate our family surveys into various languages from the around the world?

Many Page Ahead students live in multilingual homes, where their parents’ or caregivers’ first language is not English. Page Ahead is working on sending home letters and surveys that reflect the languages of the students we serve. We are looking for volunteers to help us translate the surveys into:

  • Vietnamese
  • Pashto
  • Dari
  • Somalian
  • Ukrainian
  • Chinese (Mandarin or Cantonese dialects)

Please email Laura at lle@pageahead.org if you’re interested in this opportunity. Thank you so much for helping us reach the families that we serve!

What we’re reading…

Sharon Litvinoff is a dedicated Page Ahead volunteer who contributes in many ways. As the 2024 Sarajane Beal Award for Volunteer Excellence winner, she is one of our biggest advocates and supporters. She serves on our program committee, helps at book fairs, and even took on the role of table captain for the first time last year. Here’s what she has to say about the book she just finished:

“Reading Kevin Hart’s book, I Can’t Make This Stuff Up: Lessons by Hart was no tall order 🙂 ! I enjoyed it very much. Kevin has this magnetic personality that shines through on the comedy stage, screen and now in print. His life experiences became life lessons that flowed seamlessly through each chapter. Even during Kevin’s many struggles, beginning in his early childhood, his positive attitude, along with his generosity, kindness, and drive, kept him on track and focused on his goals and dreams. If you are looking for some comic relief, I strongly recommend Kevin Hart’s latest book. Good things really do come in small packages.”

January 2025 newsletter

Posted on by Laura Le

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Your holiday generosity means more kids get books!

Holiday season at Page Ahead is more like book drive season! Since Thanksgiving 2024, we have been the grateful beneficiaries of 12 book drives! From community groups like book clubs and small businesses to larger company drives, we are excited to announce that we have received over 4,000 new books! 

These books will find new homes in a child’s home library thanks to everyone who participated. We want to especially thank Barnes & Noble, Secret Garden Books, and the Eastside Welcome Club for contributing the most books to us. 

Thank you for giving!

The season of giving is a way for people to show their loved ones and their communities that they care about them. This year, you all raised a record-breaking amount to help us continue our programs. With more than $20,000 raised this year than last, we are so grateful for everyone who supports Page Ahead in any way that they can. Children all over Washington will be able to bolster their reading skills, gain confidence, and succeed in all aspects of their lives because of those who gave. 

Thank you for building home libraries with us.

Donor spotlight: Ken Jones

“Shouldn’t all kids have the opportunity to fall in love with books?”

Ken Jones, a longtime supporter of Page Ahead asked this question while talking to Page Ahead about why he is passionate about children’s literacy. 

Ken grew up in Los Angeles, CA; with professors as parents, he was always surrounded by books. One of 6 kids, he remembers fondly their trips to the library, even before he was old enough for his own library card. He and his siblings would all check out books together, maxing out each library card they shared between them. Each night, his mom would read books out loud in the living room to anyone who wanted to sit and listen. She would read all types of books, from the Lord of the Rings series to My Father’s Dragon. 

As his career progressed, Ken began looking for an organization to support—one that focused on helping kids develop a love for reading. He turned to his older sister, who was working for the Sno-Isle Libraries at the time, for recommendations. Among the options she shared, he was deeply moved by Page Ahead’s mission. The organization’s goal—to provide all children with new, self-selected books that they can keep forever—resonated with him, as it empowers kids to shape their lives and futures through literacy.

Ken’s passionate recounting of his childhood was motivating. He ended our conversation with this message: if there is even one kid who completes Page Ahead’s programs who now has a love of reading and wants to read for pleasure, as their hobby, he will feel that his support was all worth it.

Thank you to Ken, and his wife Karen, for their unwavering support of literacy for kids everywhere.  

Save the date: our annual benefit luncheon for children’s literacy

It’s hard to believe, but spring is quickly approaching which means it’s time for our annual benefit luncheon for children’s literacy,  A Taste for Reading! We’d love for you to join us for an inspiring hour about how you are making a difference in a child’s life with books.

See you on April 30, 2025 at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel!

Would you like to attend and bring some friends? Sign up to be a table captain here!

You can RSVP for the event by clicking here!

Learn more about how your company can sponsor the luncheon by emailing Development Manager, Debra Carnegie, at dcarnegie@pageahead.org

Volunteer with the Seattle Kraken

We are excited to announce a fun new way that you can support Page Ahead: volunteering at Seattle Kraken games!

Volunteer tasks will include working concessions stands, assisting with self-check-out kiosks, and monitoring Amazon “Just-Walk-Out” shops.

Page Ahead will receive $100+ for each volunteer who helps at a game this season. Volunteers must be comfortable standing for hours at a time. 

Email Laura at lle@pageahead.org if you’re interested or have any questions. 

Thank you, Trilogy for Kids!

Trilogy for Kids is a dedicated champion of literacy and an enthusiastic supporter of Page Ahead’s mission. Their involvement takes many forms–they serve as book fair helpers, organize book drives, and generously donate through the Trilogy for Kids Foundation, to name a few. Thanks to their incredible support and generous gift this year, Page Ahead will be able to purchase books for three entire schools!

Trilogy for Kids, thank you for helping ensure that every child has the opportunity to discover the joy of reading.

What we’re reading…

Debra Carnegie, Page Ahead’s Development Manager, took a stab at a new genre this month! Here’s what she has to say: 

“Although mysteries aren’t usually my go-to genre, I’d heard great things about Chris Whitaker’s All the Colors of the Dark and decided to download it to my Kindle for some holiday reading. This book turned out to be an engaging and unforgettable read.

Set in a small Missouri town in the 1970s, the story begins when a teenage girl, Misty, is abducted. A boy named Patch saves her but is taken instead. The story then follows Misty, Patch, and his loyal friend Saint, who refuses to give up the search for him. While the plot includes plenty of mystery and twists, it’s also a deeply moving exploration of trauma, love, friendship, and the power of art.

Whitaker does an amazing job bringing the characters and story to life. The book has stuck with me even weeks after I finished it, and I can’t recommend it enough. If you’re into mysteries or just love a good story with heart, give All the Colors of the Dark a try—you won’t be disappointed!”

December 2024 newsletter

Posted on by Laura Le

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We did it!

To kick off this year’s holiday season—and the season of giving overall—you, our phenomenal supporters, showed up for us in so many ways. 

For the fifth year in a row, Page Ahead has won the First Tech Season of Giving $10,000 grant! Thanks to your nominations, we not only secured the victory but received the most nominations of any participating organization. This generous grant will allow us to purchase books for 200 children, building home libraries that support their reading journeys.

We’re also thrilled to share that we met—and exceeded—our GivingTuesday matching challenge! This year, our generous sponsors, The Schreiber Family Foundation, provided $10,000 in matching funds for all GivingTuesday gifts. With your support, we surpassed our goal, raising over $20,000 to spend on home libraries for kids who need them most.

Your generosity and efforts are what make our work possible. From all of us at Page Ahead: thank you for championing children’s literacy and helping us open the door to a brighter future for young readers. 

What your support makes possible: preschool reading

We recently shipped copies of Dragons Love Tacos; The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry & the Big Hungry Bear; and, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus to 1,752 preschoolers across Washington as part of our Story Leaders program. Teachers read each book using the shared-reading techniques we train them in, and kids get copies of each book to take home! Learn more here.

Every child deserves new books

Books are the most important tool for learning—and one of life’s greatest pleasures.  No child should grow up without new books in their homes. With your help, they won’t have to.

Please make a gift today. Students like Cassidy are counting on you!

“The new books were the best because I can learn new things in the books and the books are important to me and I love my new books!”

Your tax-deductible gift by December 31, will help us say ‘Yes!’ to even more kids in 2025. Thank you for making a difference!

All of us at Page Ahead send warm holiday wishes to you—our heroes!

This holiday season, we extend our heartfelt thanks to you—our incredible community of supporters. Your advocacy, financial support, and volunteer efforts have brought the joy of choosing new books and building home libraries to thousands of kids across Washington.

What a wonderful gift you’ve given—thank you!

What we’re reading…

Darryl Wong is a Page Ahead volunteer who supports Page Ahead in a variety of ways, such as restocking Book Oasis little free libraries, helping us at special events, and packing the thousands of books for our Story Leaders programs. He recently finished Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu. 
 
Interior Chinatown has been on his reading list for quite some time, but he moved it to the top of the list once the new Hulu series was announced. Darryl always prefers to read a book before watching its adaptation! Interior Chinatown grapples with what it means to be Asian and Asian-American in Hollywood. Protagonist Willis Wu is hoping for his big break in Hollywood, but once he is there, he struggles with his identity and Hollywood’s orientalist depiction of Asians and Asian-Americans. With his unique writing style and format, Charles Yu embeds the reader into Willis’s psyche and the acting world. 
 
When looking for books to read, Darryl searches for books by Asian-American authors. Next on his list is No-no Boy by John Okada. 

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November 2024 newsletter

Posted on by Laura Le

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Nominate Page Ahead!

Just one week left in First Tech Federal Credit Union’s Season of Giving, and Page Ahead is still in the running to win a $10,000 grant. Let’s get together and rally our family, friends, and colleagues for the home stretch!

Page Ahead has won 5 years in a row with your support and we don’t want to end our streak. Put in YOUR nomination today! 

Nominations will close on November 30. Your nomination will help us give 3,100 new books to kids who need them most.

GivingTuesday

Mark your calendars for December 3—it’s GivingTuesday!

This year, Page Ahead is so grateful to our generous sponsor, The Schreiber Family Foundation. They have offered up a challenge to all of you: make a gift to Page Ahead and they will match it! All gifts made on GivingTuesday will be counted until the $10,000 challenge is reached.

Together, we can make a difference in a child’s life on GivingTuesday.

Reading Events

What a fun start to the school year it’s been!

We’ve had such a wonderful time with our volunteers and students at reading events.

Volunteers from the Page Ahead community, EY, Revel/Infogain, and PACCAR’s Kenworth Division spent 82 hours reading to 250 first and second graders at 3 different elementary schools.

We are incredibly thankful to our volunteers for inspiring a love of reading in the children in our community.

Battle of the Bars

Looking for something fun to do this month? Join us for the battle of the bars! Vinbero and Kelnero in Edmonds are hosting their monthly Battle of the Bars event this weekend (November 21 – 24). Every month they riff on a specified classic cocktail. This month’s cocktail: Old Fashioned.

Your job is to taste each participating cocktail and vote on your favorite. Each vote gets you an entry into a raffle for fun prizes. A portion of the proceeds from this weekend will help us give more books to kids.

Starting at 11 AM on Thursday, Nov. 21 through 6 PM on Sunday, Nov. 24, taste these fun cocktails, enjoy some live music, and support Page Ahead while you’re at it. See you there!

Shop at Secret Garden – Ballard GivesBack

This Black Friday weekend, Nov 29 – Dec 1, shop at Secret Garden Books in Ballard and get great deals on books and gifts for all ages.

Each year, businesses in the Ballard Business Alliance select a charity to support as part of Ballard Gives Back, and our partners at Secret Garden have chosen Page Ahead as their designated charity! A percentage of the proceeds will benefit Page Ahead and help give new books to kids who need them most this holiday season. 

What we’re reading…

Formerly a long-time Seattle area resident, Kim Dixon is a Page Ahead volunteer who enjoys reading in three kindergarten classrooms and teaching swim lessons to young and old each week near her home in Spokane. She recommends one of her favorite children’s books: The StoryBook Knight by Helen Doherty and Thomas Doherty. 

“Beautifully illustrated, it is a story about Leo the Mouse whose village trains their mice to be fighting knights.  Although Leo has a love of reading and desires to be a peaceful, gentle knight, he is elected to set off on a journey to slay a dragon. The story is about his journey and how not only does he overcome evil with good with the dragon, there are other beasts he tames along the way. The book spreads a fun message of sharing, reading and how a little kindness goes a long way.”

March 2024 newsletter

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Annual Benefit for Children’s Literacy

The students are already practicing their Readers’ Theatre performance! Come watch their hard work and enjoy a lunch on us at this year’s A Taste for Reading luncheon! May 2nd is just around the corner and we’d love to see you at the Four Seasons Seattle celebrating our multilingual learners. You can find information about the event here.

Would you like to help us fundraise for this event? Click here to become a table captain! Or you can register as a guest here.

Even if you can’t attend, you can still make an impact and give kids the chance to read! Click here to make a donation to build home libraries!

Book Drive Spotlight

Meet local teenage author Harrison R. Thomas. Harrison published his first book, Thunder Chipmunk, when he was just 10 years old! From his website, his favorite things to do are think of new story ideas to write and publish. His hobbies include: drawing, practicing taekwondo and eating cookies. 

Harrison recently hosted an amazing book drive for Page Ahead as part of the release of his latest book, The Poomsae Champion! We are so grateful for his support and that of his community. Thank you for creating and for thinking of others, Harrison! The kids are going to love their new books.

Local author Harrison Thomas holding his three published books. 

Celebrating National Reading Month

March is National Reading Month so Page Ahead volunteers celebrated with kindergartners and second-graders at schools in Seattle and Everett. After picking and choosing a book to take home and keep, along with a highly-coveted volunteer decorated bookmark, the students had those very same books read aloud to them by our wonderful volunteers!

Thank you to the 25 volunteers from Stryker, Coho RE, Fulcrum RE, and Boeing for helping us spread the joy of reading during National Reading Month and for taking the time out of your busy days to spend it with these young readers. You provided a lot of joy and book excitement for students and were great reading role models.

Want to join us at our next reading event? Let us know where to send your invitation.

Happy Anniversary, Book Oasis!

Book Oasis was created to help increase book circulation in neighborhoods that are considered book deserts. These little free libraries are filled with children’s books and help bolster home libraries in the neighborhoods where they are located. Check out our website to see where you can find our Book Oases! 

Since its beginning in 2021, there are now 19 locations. Together, Book Oases have circulated 21,330 books, and have been restocked 512 times by our volunteers. This is equivalent to 1,500 volunteer hours! What a huge undertaking and we are so grateful for the impact that Book Oasis has and the dedication of our volunteers. Thank you to all of the volunteers who have given their time and energy into making Book Oasis such a massive success!

Staff are reading…

Susan, Page Ahead’s Executive Director, is currently reading Yellowface by R. F. Kuang. Here’s what she has to say about the book:

The discussion of who has the right to tell which stories has been heating up for a while, and in Yellowface, that debate gets put on steroids. Add in other topical concerns (social media and internet rage, the publishing industrial complex…) and a sort of writing style that makes you feel you are in the middle of a catty online dramedy, and you have a book that has you cringing one minute and (darkly) laughing the next. My author friends, I would LOVE to hear your take on this one! Recommended!

Community Spotlight: Trilogy for Kids

Page Ahead gives its most heartfelt thank you to our supporters from Trilogy for Kids. They have been consistent in their support of literacy and supporting Page Ahead’s programs for over ten years. With their support alone, Page Ahead will be able to help three entire schools this year! Thank you, Trilogy for Kids for all you do for Page Ahead and the community.

February 2024 newsletter

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You’re Invited!

Please join us for our annual A Taste for Reading Luncheon on May 2 at the Four Seasons Seattle! You can find information about the event here.

Interested in attending and bringing some friends? Sign up to be a table captain!

Can’t attend the luncheon but still want to show your support? Click here to make a donation to give a kid in need the chance to read!

Thank you to The Sunstone Project and The Penny Project Foundation!

We are so excited to announce that, with the generous grant from The Sunstone Project and their parent foundation, Penny Project Foundation, we will be able to purchase 300 books in various world languages and over 1,700 books featuring diverse characters to represent all of our students. These books will help support all of our programs, but specifically our Story Leaders program by providing more families the opportunity to participate in their home languages. It will also give kids more diverse and representative options to choose from when making their Book Up Summer selections.

Sunstone Project founders Gray Triandiflou (left) and Danielle Lucido at the Page Ahead office dropping off new books. 

Celebrating Black History Month with books

February was Black History Month, and in honor of it, we encourage you and your young readers to read books that celebrate Black joy and achievement! There are so many great stories to choose from, for all ages, that amplify and highlight the Black experience. This year’s Caldecott Award-winning book Big, by Vashti Harrison is a great example. It’s a beautifully illustrated story that follows a young Black girl on her journey of self-acceptance as she struggles with comments on her body size. 

The Black Caucus of the American Library Association has released a booklist highlighting the best books of 2023 for readers K-8.

For ideas of stories to share with young readers in your life, browse this list of books that have been popular at our book fairs and in our programs featuring Black characters, both real and imagined.

Books are a powerful medium of representation and we hope that you and your loved ones can celebrate Black History Month through reading together. 

Left Coast Crime 2024 – Volunteers Wanted

Page Ahead is honored to be named the designated charity of the 2024 Left Coast Crime conference. We are looking for volunteers to help staff a table on Friday, April 12 and Saturday, April 13 to give attendees a better idea about what Page Ahead does! Can you help?  Sign up today! The conference will also be hosting an auction as their main fundraiser. If you have access to any local goods (art, books, coffee, etc.) that you would like to donate to the auction to help raise more money for Page Ahead please let us know!

Staff are reading…

Our Literacy Programs Manager, Lisa, is currently reading Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff. An action-packed sci-fi book for the YA audience, this book is a great read! Set in the year 2575, two teenagers are thrust into survival mode when their planet is attacked. If you enjoy space adventures with plagues and rogue AI, this a book to add to your list.

Get to know the newest member of Page Ahead!

Hi, I’m Laura! I spent the last two and a half years in the mental health sector, working with those with eating disorders primarily. I’ve always had a strong passion to work in fields that mean something to me personally—where I can connect with the population served on a deeper level. I grew up in West Seattle and have been SO fortunate to receive educational support from local organizations throughout my childhood, specifically with Rainier Scholars and even Page Ahead! Because of this support, I’ve always been driven to help kids reach milestones in reading and all of their educational goals. In elementary school, I participated in Page Ahead’s Books for Kids program! I’ve always loved reading from an early age and through Books for Kids, I actually got to own a copy of my favorite book, “A Wrinkle in Time” by Madeleine L’Engle. Reading has always been one of my favorite hobbies, and my mom jokes that the hardest part of raising me was the sheer number of hours we spent in the library each week. I’m overjoyed with the ability to help foster the same joy in reading, that I’ve had my whole life, for the next generation of readers.

I’ve joined Page Ahead as the Community Outreach Specialist and much of my work will be helping volunteers and supporters, so you might start seeing emails from me (if you haven’t already)! Next time you’re at Page Ahead, please pop into my office to say hello!

I’m so excited to work with everyone going forward!!

December 2023 newsletter

Posted on by Stacey Lane

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First Tech’s Season of Giving: You did it!

Your nominations helped power us to victory in the First Tech Season of Giving contest. Hooray! Because of your stellar efforts, Page Ahead will be receiving a $10,000 grant from our friends at First Tech Federal Credit Union.

This grant will build home libraries of 12 books each for 200 students—that’s 2,400 brand-new books on kids’ shelves that weren’t there before. That’s the equivalent of building home libraries for every single kindergartner, first grader, and second grader at a school like Madrona Elementary in Sea-Tac!

Thank you to our community of supporters and champions of children’s literacy! And, especially to First Tech!

What your support makes possible: preschool reading

We recently shipped copies of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, The Snowy Day, and Giraffes Can’t Dance to 1,778 preschoolers across Washington as part of our Story Leaders program. Teachers read each book using shared-reading techniques we train them in, and kids get copies of each book to take home! Learn more here.

No child should have to grow up without a bedtime story

Books are learning’s most important tool. They are also one of life’s great pleasures. No child should have to grow up without books to read at bedtime. With your help, they don’t have to. Please make a gift today. Students like Stephanie are counting on you!

Holiday book shopping

During this giving season, we are delighted that our friends at Edmonds Bookshop are making it extra simple for anyone to put new books in the hands of kids who need them. Stop by Edmonds Bookshop between December 18 – 22 to complete your holiday shopping and support their efforts to give kids in need the chance to read!

Airway Heights Reading Event

A huge round of applause to the wonderful volunteers who read to the 100+ kids at Sunset Elementary. We had a fantastic crew of volunteers from AgWest Farm Credit, who had also decorated bookmarks for each student. These fantastic adults brought the magic of storytelling to life. Thank you for turning reading into a super fun adventure for the students! They loved selecting a new book to keep, and they especially loved reading with you all.  You’re all superheroes in our book!

All of us at Page Ahead send warm holiday wishes to you – heroes!

Thanks to your advocacy, financial support, and volunteering, thousands of kids in need across Washington experienced the joy of choosing great new books to read and building their home libraries in 2023. What a wonderful gift—thank you!

Page Ahead staff, clockwise from top left: Stacey, Susan and Lisa.

November 2023 newsletter

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First Tech’s Season of Giving

Our friends at First Tech Federal Credit Union are once again running their Season of Giving community campaign, and Page Ahead is in the running for a $10,000 grant!

Nominate Page Ahead now through November 30—your nomination could make the difference for Page Ahead and the kids we serve!

Have you already voted? Then please share the link with your friends, family, and colleagues. Your vote and theirs can help give 200 kids in need new books!

Please nominate Page Ahead, now – November 30. Remember, you can vote once per browser (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari) on each device (phone, tablet, work PC, home laptop).

EY Connect Day

Big cheers and high-fives to the amazing volunteers who rocked EY Connect Day 2023! We had a fantastic crew of volunteers from EY and Page Ahead. These awesome adults brought the magic of storytelling to life at Bailey Gatzert Elementary this month. Thanks for turning reading into a super fun adventure for the students! They loved selecting a new book to keep, and they especially loved reading with you all.  You’re all superheroes in our book!

Holiday book shopping

During this giving season, we are delighted our friends at Barnes & Noble are making it extra easy for everyone to get books for everyone on their list AND for the kids Page Ahead serves!

Holiday book drives are on from November 1 to December 8 at multiple Barnes & Nobles around Washington: 

Ballard Gives Back at Secret Garden Books

November 24 – 26, you can visit our friends at Secret Garden Books in Ballard and get great deals on books and gifts for all ages. 

Secret Garden is generously donating a portion of their sales from Friday and Saturday to Page Ahead, and they are accepting books and gift certificates purchased on Page Ahead’s behalf as well. Stop by to say hi, shop local, and give!

Save the date: GivingTuesday 2023

There’s Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and now, in it’s 11th year, GivingTuesday.

This year on November 28, GivingTuesday is an opportunity for communities all around the world to come together in generosity.

Page Ahead will have some exciting news to share around GivingTuesday this year . . . so mark the Tuesday after Thanksgiving on your calendar and watch your inbox!

Thankful

“Dear Donors: Thank you for all the books I got so I can read forever and I will make my kids read tooo, they will be happy in the future. I love the book so much! reading make me happy I will never stop reading and noone will stop me from reading. Books Books I love books! Respectfully, Jaiden” – Edison Elementary