GIVING BOOKS TO LITERACY PROGRAMS THAT CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY THEM

Before ProLiteracy established the National Book Scholarship Fund (NBSF), literacy programs without the funds to purchase books for students and instructors simply did without them. Students shared worn out books with other students. Instructors often used cast-off books, outdated resources, and photocopies during lessons. In 1995, using donated funds only, the NBSF began providing local literacy programs throughout the United States with New Readers Press books and other educational materials. To date, more than 25,000 literacy tutors, teachers, and volunteers in affiliated and non-affiliated programs have used NBSF books to help nearly 320,000 people.

The NBSF supports adult literacy, English-as-a-second-language (ESL) projects, adult basic education programs, and family literacy programs. The NBSF is still funded solely by contributions.

To help local literacy programs turn another page with the NBSF, click here.

NBSF applications are now available and are due back April 14th.
To apply, click here.