When children read, they discover new places and new ideas. They develop literacy skills they will continue to use as they make their way through high school and beyond. To encourage youth literacy, Access Books partnered with the LA Times to create this bilingual...

This organization has been transforming libraries in public schools of vulnerable communities for 20 years. With the goal that all children have the same opportunity to discover the magic of books, Access Books provides books for schools in minority communities and...

CNN, October 19, 2017 By Allie Torgan ​ ​Los Angeles (CNN) -- In 1999, Rebecca Constantino began doing a study at schools across Los Angeles. One day, she saw something that stopped her in her tracks. She had just completed a Ph.D. in language, literacy and learning,...

Rewire, Oct. 17, 2017 By Jim Newberry The best way to learn to read is by reading, research has shown. And a student leaving kindergarten with a good grasp of reading and writing sentences is commonly considered a key indicator for college and career readiness down...

Language Magazine - April 2016 Rebecca Constantino recounts the story of how funding an inner-city school’s library changed the whole dynamic of a family Marilyn is a gregarious, loquacious, and active 4th grader at a school in south Los Angeles nestled near the 110...

December 27, 2015 - NBC Los Angeles By Tad Chen An elementary school in Watts battling dwindling resources found a unique partnership that is giving their community new hope, and students an advantage, by turning to books and not iPads to help children learn. At the...

School Library Journal - June 17, 2015 By Lauren Barack With Timmy Failure, Greg Heffley, Captain Underpants, and Big Nate at your aid, anything, at least kid-related, seems possible. That’s exactly the hope of authors Stephan Pastis, Jeff Kinney, Dav Pilkey, and...