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How Reading Helps
Why is reading so important in this day and age? With television to give us our news, DVD's and the internet to keep us entertained, who needs to read?
The answer ....is everyone.
A book can awaken a child's mind and change the course of their future. Teaching children to develop a love of reading and a passion for life-long learning can change the world.
The benefits of reading extend throughout the course of life; from enhancing skills that can help improve an employment situation, to maintaining mental sharpness in the twilight of life and even saving lives. The value of of reading has no measure.
Books saved our Founder's life. When Glenn Toby was eight years old, he, his mother and older brother were evicted from their Brooklyn, New York apartment and made to live on the streets, on subways or find warmth on hotel hallway floors. Reading allowed him to travel to foreign and distant places; reading allowed him to travel beyond his reality.
For all of these reasons, we generously offer age appropriate reading lists as an avenue to develop and continue the life long habit of reading. Our lists have been hand picked to offer the most benefit for each of the age groups. Our lists have been carefully examined and approved by our Director of Education; Linda Allen.
| Kids' Corner • Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss •Charlotte's Web by E. B. White and Garth Williams •Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings by Shel Silverstein •Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SEE THE FULL LIST (PDF FORMAT) |
| Teens Reading List • A Lawyers Life by Johnnie Cochran with David Fisher • Greenspan: The Man Behind the Money by Justin Martin • The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene • Vernon Can Read!: A Memoir by Vernon E., Jr. Jordan, Annette Gordon-Reed, and Vernon E. Jordan Jr. SEE THE FULL LIST (PDF FORMAT) |
| Adults Reading List • 30-day mental diet: The way to a better life by Willis Hayes Kinnear • Being Digital by Nicholas Negroponte • Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin • The Bible • The Purpose-Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? by Rick Warren SEE THE FULL LIST (PDF FORMAT) Back to top |
| PROGRAM:: Aftercare Project | PDF Format |
| PROGRAM: Book Bank University | PDF Format |
| PROGRAM: The Write Way | PDF Format |
| PROGRAM: Prison Outreach | PDF Format |
| Homeless Outreach Population Estimate 2007 | January 29, 2007 |
| "Shelter in the Streets," New York City Clothing Drive | December 19, 2006 |
| The Book Bank Foundation Hero Awards 2006 | December 12, 2006 |
| The Princeton Sports Symposium 2006 | December 8, 2006 |
| National Urban League Recognizes Glenn Toby | July 28, 2006 |
| A Birthday Celebration for Jason Weaver and the 'ATL' DVD Release Celebration | July 17, 2006 |
| Book Bank Foundation Coat Drive 2004 | December 23, 2004 |
| Book Bank Foundation Coat Drive 2003 | December 23, 2003 |
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Links
Call Me MISTER -
A Teacher
Recruitment Program
www.callmemister.clemson.edu
Glenn Toby Official Website
www.glenntoby.com
Green Pastures Christian Ministries, Inc.
www.gpcm.org
The Book Bank Foundation Travel Portal
www.bookbanktravel.com
The Library of Congress
www.loc.gov
New York City Department of Homeless Services
www.dhs.nyc.gov
National Urban League
ww.nul.org
Hands on Atlanta
www.handsonatlanta.org
South Coast Fellowship
www.scf.org
Michael Eric Dyson
www.michaelericdyson.com
