BookReach Gifts Books to Local Preschools

Photo with surrounding graphics. Three gardening books entitled "Plant it! Grow it Eat it" and "Peek-a-Flap GROW," and "GROW" sit upright on a wooden table. In front of the books are three bookmarks with the BookReach logo on them. The bookmarks read "The more you know, the more you GROW." Above, text reads "BookReach Gifts Books to Local Preschools." Left, "Nearly 200 books gifted! A community collaboration." Below, the Lewiston Public Library logo, the BookReach logo, and the Auburn Public Library logo.

BookReach, a free literacy program, recently gifted nearly 200 books to local, participating childcare centers. Students received board books and picture books about gardening along with bookmarks and fun facts about their volunteer reader to take home.

BookReach is a free volunteer literacy program sponsored by the Auburn and Lewiston Public Libraries. Volunteer readers visit centers for Storytime with a new bag of books every week. Its mission is to raise a community of readers by enriching the lives of young children through the pleasure of reading. This program is free and available to all licensed childcare centers in the Lewiston/Auburn area.

Volunteer readers needed, reach out to the BookReach Coordinator for more information at 207-513-3004 (ext. 3515) or at BookReach@lewistonmaine.gov.  

The Lewiston Public Library is located downtown at 200 Lisbon Street at the corner of Pine Street. More information on this free outreach program is available by contacting the Lewiston Public Library at 513-3004 or LPLKids@lewistonmaine.gov.

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Written on: Jun 08, 2026