Blog Posts | Access Books https://accessbooks.net Our mission is to provide quality literacy experiences for underserved students and communities. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:42:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://accessbooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cropped-thumb_access1-32x32.png Blog Posts | Access Books https://accessbooks.net 32 32 Books Make Good Company raises over 150K! https://accessbooks.net/books-make-good-company-raises-over-150k/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:34:49 +0000 https://accessbooks.net/?p=2208

Thank you to the following corporations who participated in our Books Make Good Company campaign. The value of everything donated was over $150,000:

 

  • Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc.
  • Universal Studios Hollywood
  • Target
  • Comcast
  • NBC Universal
  • Epson
  • Costco
  • Smart n Final
]]> Alta Loma Library Transformation https://accessbooks.net/alta-loma-library-transformation/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:03:09 +0000 https://accessbooks.net/?p=2197

 

See before and after footage of the library transformation at Alta Loma Elementary School. Watch as students step into their beautiful new library for the first time.

]]> Video: Belvedere Middle School Gets a New Library https://accessbooks.net/video-belvedere-middle-school-gets-a-new-library/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:05:26 +0000 https://accessbooks.net/?p=1713 Watch another Access Books library makeover in action!

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]]> New Library for Kennedy Elementary https://accessbooks.net/new-library-for-kennedy-elementary/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 00:13:52 +0000 https://daveblaker.com/books/?p=729
The Kennedy community comes together to bring their library back to life with popular books and colorful murals. Video by McKenna Thurber.
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Access Books remade the library at Dickison Elementary in Compton and the community couldn’t be happier. Video by Ryan Cartee,
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Access Books remade the library at Dickison Elementary in Compton and the community couldn’t be happier. Video by Ryan Cartee,
]]> Bunche Students Love their Library https://accessbooks.net/bunche-students-love-their-library/ Fri, 20 Jan 2023 02:37:25 +0000 https://daveblaker.com/books/?p=777
These Compton middle-schoolers can’t wait to read every last book in their new library. Thanks to McKenna Thurber for another great video!
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Watch how impactful a library can be! Videos by McKenna Thurber.
]]> Nonprofit Access Books transforming libraries and lives https://accessbooks.net/nonprofit-access-books-transforming-libraries-and-lives/ Fri, 30 Dec 2022 10:37:17 +0000 https://daveblaker.com/books/?p=775

Thanks KTLA!

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