Books for Nashville's Kids
About Books for Nashville's Kids
Books for Nashville's Kids (BFNK) is our program dedicated to empowering children through book ownership. Through BFNK, Book’em offers a unique service to our Nashville community — providing thousands of books to organizations that serve underprivileged youth (ages 0-18). Book’em partners with Metro Nashville Public Schools, Habitat for Humanity, Metro Public Health Department, Davidson County Juvenile Court, and more than 180 organizations to get books into the hands of kids who need them.
Learn About the Book Request Process
If you serve economically disadvantaged youth in Davidson County learn more about the book request process on our page.
After you have read over the book request guidelines, if you would like to submit a book request please fill out the form.
Support Books For Nashville's Kids
Each year, Book'em gives 100,000+ books to underserved children through partnerships with 180 schools and community organizations. The majority of these books are donated! There are many ways books are donated. They are given to us by individuals, through small and large book drives, authors, publishers, and more!
We believe that a single book can change a child’s life in profound ways. It is our mission to open the door to this life-changing experience and ignite a passion for reading by providing high quality books where access is limited or nonexistent. Books that best support our mission are new, like-new, and very gently used books in excellent condition for ages 0-18.These books foster a sense of ownership, dignity, and joy in the children who receive them as gifts. A book that you would not give as a gift may be a better fit for a used book store or secondhand store. As much as we’d like to find a perfect match for every book donated, we do not have the bandwidth to handle large quantities of used books. Thank you for your understanding, your generosity, and your drive to help create a more literate Nashville!
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Habitat for Humanity Partnership
Book'em partners with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville to provide books to children moving into their new homes. Books are handpicked, bundled, and personalized with a name tag before being taken to home dedication sites. When a new home is dedicated, every child in the household will find a book bundle waiting for them. It is our hope that these books will provide solace during a transitional time, and that having access to a home library will foster a love of reading in these families as a whole.