Where is Book'em located?
How does Book'em work?
Where do get your books?
How do I donate books?
What happens to the books I donate?
What kinds of books or other items are most needed?
Is there anything you cannot accept?
Where can I donate my adult level books and other items that Book’em can’t take?
Adult Books
“buys, sells, and trades in books, movies, music, games, musical instruments, toys, and more!” If you would still like to support Book’em with your donation to McKay’s, we are always grateful for trade-in credit with which we can purchase children’s books (you may of course shop for children’s books yourself with the credit you receive to then donate to Book’em – we think it’s a lot of fun!).School Supplies
is a teacher supply store, providing free school supplies to MNPS teachers.
Toys
works "to happily provide free Christmas gifts and toys to the parents and guardians of girls and boys in Davidson County."
How can I support Book’em financially?
Make a financial donation to provide books for Nashville's kids – Book’em gets deep discounts on books and can help make your dollar go further. Contact Melissa at melissa@fajarjitu.com for more information.
• Checks can be made out to Book’em and mailed to Book’em, Attn: Melissa Spradlin, 161 Rains Ave, Nashville, TN 37203.
• Credit card donations can be made online here. You may make a one-time donation, or set a monthly or yearly donation schedule here.
EIN 58-2000621
United Way 7081
CFC 30999
MECCC 7081
Who can request books?
What kinds of books do you provide?
Can I request specific titles?
Are there any limits to my request?
Can I request books for my classroom library?
When should I request books?
I don't qualify to receive books from Book'em. What are other means of getting books?
What volunteer opportunities do you offer?
Reading is Fundamental – Volunteers read and distribute books to their assigned elementary classroom five times throughout the school year. The time commitment is about 1 hour per visit – 30 minutes in the classroom and 30 minutes selecting books at Rose Park Middle. You and your teacher set the schedule that works best for both of you, so this is our most flexible opportunity for reading with children. 18+ and you must be able to pass a background check. See the RIF section below for more information.
Ready for Reading – Volunteers read to a small group of preschoolers and/or one-on-one with preschoolers at their assigned early learning center once a week or every other week. The time commitment is about 30 minutes per visit. 18+ and you must be able to pass a background check.
Books for Nashville’s Kids – Our mainstay here is book processing, which involves cleaning, stamping, sorting, and shelving or boxing up books to prepare them for distribution. This can be done individually or with groups of up to 20 volunteers during our normal business hours. Evening or weekend opportunities may be available upon request for larger groups. We also need individual volunteers to fill book requests taking used books to McKay's.
Other – We often need transportation volunteers to help pick up book donations, office volunteers to help with data entry or envelope-stuffing, and volunteers to help with a variety of other projects.
Do you offer any volunteer opportunities for children?
What about community service hours?
What is RIF?
Book’em administers the Nashville chapter of a Reading is Fundamental, the largest children’s literacy organization in the United States. RIF volunteers are placed in 15 Title 1 elementary schools in Davidson County to read aloud and give away new books to students to take home.
Who can become a reader?
How much time does it take?
Which schools does Book’em's RIF program serve?
Visit our RIF Schools RIF Schools Map to see the schools we serve this year.