Welcome to Find Book Joy!
Join us to Expand Access to Book Ownership and Redistribute Book Wealth!
Find Book Joy invites young readers to own their own books of choice at no cost to open the doors to reading achievement!
Access and Choice in Book Selection
Find Book Joy: Providing Books of Choice at No Cost to Children Eager to Own their Own Books
Find Book Joy is a local book donation and distribution partnership in Fairfield County, CT that increases access to book ownership by redistributing book wealth at no cost to children in economic need. We remove the cost barrier to book ownership and provide abundant choice to high-quality, inclusive children's books, allowing eager young readers to experience the magic and promise of Book Joy. Reach out today if you have good quality children's books to rehome and one of our Book Joy Ambassadors will respond ASAP. Thank you for sharing your Book Joy with children eager to own their own books!
Our Purpose
Providing increased access to book ownership to children protects the right of every child to access reading achievement. Find Book Joy believes that literacy is a civil right and should not be restricted by financial limitations. Access to free children's books removes the cost barrier to book ownership and opens doors to promise and potential.
Find Book Joy: Fun Facts
Our Founder
Carolyn Polchinski, M.S. is a tenacious Literacy Advocate in her fourth year of Doctoral study in Reading and Literacy Education. Early on in life, Carolyn cultivated a strong interest in the magic of storytelling, wonder, and imagination that could be discovered in children's books. She soon developed the keen understanding instilled by her parents that reading books held the key to infinite opportunities in life. In her varied teaching experiences, Carolyn learned of the sharp disparities in access to book ownership that result from vast contrasts in family income and financial resources. As a result, Carolyn founded Find Book Joy as a way to increase equitable access to book ownership and choice in book selection for children in economically disadvantaged communities. Carolyn is determined to effect meaningful change, so that all children in every zip code can experience the magic and promise of BOOK JOY!
Our Approach
Our books are sourced from well-resourced families and communities who partner with us to share their existing book wealth in hopes of providing equitable reading opportunities and increased choice in book selection to children most in need. We currently accept children's book donations from private donors in NY and CT and our new Amazon wish list. This book wealth is then sorted and categorized for distribution and delivery to children on our wait list eager to own their own books!
Our Books
All of the books that we provide to children are inclusive, accessible, developmentally appropriate, and represent a wide range of genres. We have recently added an Amazon wish list for book donors. Every book is first vetted by Carolyn Polchinski and skilled volunteers prior to distribution to children. In this model, young readers are provided with the gift of CHOICE in book selection, as choice provides children with pride in ownership, agency, a sense of dignity, and increased motivation to read.
The Magic of Book Joy
Find Book Joy: A Gallery of Literacy Wonders
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