Every dollar you donate is an investment in changing futures. If you want to make a difference in children’s lives, now and in the future, there’s no better way than to help us get books into the homes and hands of children who need them most.
Explore the most common ways people give to Bernie’s Book Bank.
Learn about our Giving Tree Society for recurring monthly donors.
Create a lasting impact beyond your lifetime with a planned gift.
Explore simple ways your organization can partner with Bernie’s Book Bank.
Make a donation in honor of your loved ones.
Set up a one-time or recurring grant from your DAF.
Attend one of our fundraising events, or fundraise on behalf of Bernie’s Book Bank in your community.
Join a powerful network of local literacy champions when you sponsor one of our signature events.
From the first bag of books you pack, you are helping to rewrite the ending of the children’s literacy crisis in America — volunteer as an individual, group, or corporate team.
Donate new or gently used children’s books at a drop-off location near you, or host a book drive in your community.
The fastest way to give.
Please contact Bernie’s Book Bank’s Gift Management Team — 847.780.READ (7323).
You can mail a check payable to Bernie’s Book Bank. Please include a note if directing your gift to a specific Chapter and send to:
Bernie’s Book Bank
917 N Shore Drive
Lake Bluff, IL 60044
Please contact Bernie’s Book Bank’s Gift Management Team for specific instructions for philanthropic giving via wire or ACH transfers. Call 847.780.READ (7323) or email us at [email protected].
To provide a security gift, please email [email protected]for proper transfer instructions.
