Today is Up With Books’ 5th anniversary! Five years ago today, sisters Ashley and Paige officially incorporated Up With Books. Inspired with the idea of providing books to those less fortunate, the co-founders of the new corporation were determined to spread their love of reading as well as promote the benefits of continuous reading from a young age. For the past five years, volunteers have been working hard to fulfil our mission of providing books to those less fortunate. Up

We are all still powering through COVID-19, a time where many have even less resources than they are used to having. For the last 10 months we have all been reflecting on the things we have taken for granted, discovered new ways of continuing our normal lives, and learned to let go of things we might have to do without for the time being. This specifically impacts children who need access to books, both for school and reading for fun. School and public libraries are the main

Up With Books was awarded a $3,000 grant from the Monogram Loves Kids Foundation!  Thank you Monogram Foods for this generous donation and support of our mission. The Monogram Loves Kids Foundation  was created in 2010 as part of Monogram Foods’ commitment to give back to the communities in which it does business. Monogram Foods, its shareholders, team members, and vendors believe in sharing their resources and reinvesting in the communities where we live and work. Through th

Up With Books has received a generous donation of hundreds of books from Dorothy Rouleau in memory of her sister, Barbara Rouleau. For many years, Barbara collected certain children's books for the stories they told to instruct and inform, for their colorful design and composition, their illustration, and for wisdom experienced through understanding. She found the books she collected to be particularly inspirational, and desired for her collection to be given to those who may

A big thank you to the Nordson Corporation Foundation for their generous grant to Up With Books to bring new books to low-income children and encourage the joys of reading.   Thank you!! About Nordson Nordson Corporation delivers precision technology solutions to help customers succeed worldwide. We engineer, manufacture and market differentiated products used for dispensing adhesives, coatings, sealants, biomaterials and other materials; for fluid management; for test and in

Join us on July 20 for an afternoon of baseball, raffles, and prizes! Tickets purchased through Up With Books will be entered to WIN a game worn jersey!! Thank you to those who have contributed to baskets: There will be free Zee Zee samples and coupons! Thank you to our very generous supporters who make everything we do possible.  Thanks for supporting kids in our communities to achieve their reading goals! #UpWithBooks #fundraiser #LowellSpinners #Lowell #Spinners #raffles #

Every Friday morning this summer we will be at the St. Vincent De Paul Food Pantry reading and distributing books to the children in the Fitchburg area.   Now that summer is here, we need to encourage children to keep reading.  Many children struggle with the "Summer Slide" once school is out and they no longer have access to books.  Six out of ten households do not buy a single book in a year.  Having books in their homes is a good step toward avoiding the summer slide and

Join us on June 10th for some fun in Pawtucket and support us at the same time. Bark in the Park  Bring your pooches down to McCoy Stadium on Sunday June 10th as the PawSox take on the Indianapolis Indians. Dogs and their owners will be invited onto the field for a pregame parade around the warning track. For more information or to register call 401-724-7300. Sunday Post Game Run the Bases  Fans of all ages are welcome to Run the Bases after the game. Link to purchase tickets

Thank you to Country Day School for the hundreds of books donated last week!  We are excited to be finding new homes for all these great books.   We will be distributing books beginning next week so that children will have them during the school breaks.  Keep Reading!! #UpWithBooks #donate #dogood #nonprofit #charity #MAkingadifference #books #read #readbooks #reading #readers #literacymatters #education