Our Impact
Your words matter and help students discover windows and mirrors in books. Personalized Book Notes help students develop reader identity, foster a culture of readership in homes, and support our mission of impacting literacy book by book.
What MNPS teachers are saying:
Students are excited to read. “They got so excited. ‘I see my name!’ The personal touch with the notes was really impactful.”
Building home libraries. “They loved that you connected back to the last book you read…Parents liked too that they know why their kids are getting those books.”
Creating a culture of readership at home. “The notes and the bookmarks tying together—making it an experience where they’re reading with their parents. I think it gives an extra incentive to read to with their parents.”
Student requests matter. “When I presented the books at the end of the day, they saw the connection between their book requests and the NBC books they received!”
DISCOVERING WINDOWS & MIRRORS IN BOOKS
“My student would come to school and cry…. She wasn’t doing her work. But the book you sent her, I read it to her, she read it to herself, and it inspired her. And the next day, I saw a total 360 in her behavior. It was a turning point. She needs that today. I see her turning around…. The [inspirational] chats didn’t work, but the book did. That kid on the cover [of “I Am Enough”] is dark-skinned. She is too…. That helped her see that all shades are beautiful.” - MNPS Teacher