Free Books From Read Aloud Nebraska Distributed Across the State!
Read Aloud Schools and Communities from across the state are helping to get brand new books into the hands of children who need them the most! With the help of teachers, librarians and media specialists, Read Aloud Nebraska has been able to distribute books to children in the following communities:
Bassett
McCool Junction
Bellevue
Nebraska City
Blair
Nelson
Burwell
North Platte
Clearwater
Ogallala
Columbus
Omaha
Cozad
Ponca
Falls City
Red Cloud
Firth
Rushville
Fremont
Schuyler
Genoa
Scottsbluff
Gering
Seward
Gordon
South Sioux City
Grand Island
Tekamah
Kearney
Valparaiso
La Vista
Walthill
Lincoln
 

Children holding free books

Children holding free books

Children holding free books

Children holding free books

children holding free books

Some of the many creative ways that books were distributed include:

  • through local food pantries
  • to children of teen parents
  • through the free & reduced lunch program
  • at family reading nights
  • through "Backpack Programs"
  • through Habitat for Humanity
  • in Christmas baskets for families in need
One heart-warming story shared with us from the Kearney Literacy Council is about the six year old boy pictured below:

"He was so excited about the books we had chosen for him that the director [of the Kearney Habitat for Humanity] called me about 10:00 pm. that night to tell me that he was sprawled on the living room floor of this still empty house, lining up HIS books in the order that he wanted his Mom to read them to him!"

Habitat for Humanity families receiving free books
   
Children holding free books
Children holding free books
children holding free books
Children holding free books
Children holding free books
children holding free books
Children holding free books
holding a free book
holding a free book
holding a free book
holding a free book
loading books into backpacks
children holding free books