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Fight The Literacy Crisis With Children’s Book Ownership

Our Chapters

We are building an American Institution – a metropolitan-based children’s book bank model that is ultra-effective, efficient, scalable, and sustainable.

Chicagoland Greater Milwaukee

Illinois

Chicagoland Chapter

Since its founding in 2009, Bernie’s Book Bank has served countless children in Chicagoland. In 2024 local children attending over 950 Title 1 schools and early childhood programs received 2,409,599 free, age-appropriate, high-interest, and culturally relevant books.

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Wisconsin

Greater Milwaukee Chapter

Since 2019, Bernie’s Book Bank has served the Greater Milwaukee area. In the 2024-2025 academic year local children attending 60 Title 1 schools and early childhood programs will receive 160,000 free, age-appropriate, high-interest, and culturally relevant books.

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“Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world.”

– Napoleon Bonaparte