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The first day of spring was March 20th, and the Book Bank has been taking full advantage of the fresh energy! From fostering a literacy ecosystem with our spring break pop-up Bookmobile visits to revamping our Book Bank space to celebrating National Volunteer Month, it’s been a meaningful time full of growth and community. Baltimore City’s spring break allows the Book Bank time to reflect on the school year and set intentions for how we want to close it out. During this tim

Throughout the month of March, our team directed volunteers to put aside any books that they thought would be appropriate for Women’s History Month. What we found truly delighted me, and I wanted to share with our community of blog readers and supporters. The books our volunteers curated ranged from picture books to chapter books, from stories of activists to artists to scientists, but each one carried the same message: women have always been here, doing extraordinary things.

Frederick Douglass once said, “Once you learn to read, you will forever be free.” It is a quote that, in so few words, has a lot on its mind, and remains a forever thought-provoking statement. Not just within the backdrop of Black History Month or past and present civil rights movements, but in a far broader context: children, how they are exposed to literature, and what they take away. Starting in 2016, the Baltimore Ravens partnered with the Maryland Book Bank and set out w