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Book Bash 2025

November 14, 2025 by Kayla Hand

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West Houston Lodge of B’nai B’rith

October 26, 2025 by Kayla Hand

On Sunday, October 26, members of the West Houston Lodge of B’nai B’rith gathered at Belmont Village in Bellaire for an afternoon of learning, community, and shared purpose. The group welcomed special guest Kayla Hand, Executive Director of Books Between Kids, to speak about the organization’s mission and its impact across Houston. During the meeting, […]

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Podcast: Junior League

January 18, 2024 by Kayla Hand

Kayla Hand, Executive Director of Books Between Kids, joins Lexi Zager on She Becomes for a conversation about advancing book access across Houston. Together, they discuss the mission of Books Between Kids, the impact of putting books into the hands of children, and the incredible role the Junior League has played in supporting this work. […]

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Podcast: Your Houston

October 18, 2023 by Kayla Hand

Kayla Hand sat down with Mario Castillo of Your Houston Podcast to shine a light on book deserts, equity, and how Books Between Kids is helping Houston children become proud book owners.

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Kids Helping Kids

September 13, 2014 by NVo

Looking for a program where you can volunteer as a family? We love it when families volunteer together, and these families love it too! Jack (age 12) and his mom spent quite a few Saturday mornings at the Books Between Kids warehouse last year, satisfying his scouting requirements, and in his own words, Jack wanted […]

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Thank You

June 2, 2014 by NVo

We at Books Between Kids are so grateful to the organizations and individuals that have stepped up beside us in this effort and held book drives this year.  Their efforts led to more than 50,000 books being collected right here in Houston on behalf of our program.  A big Books Between Kids thank you goes […]

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Our individual volunteer shifts for January throug Our individual volunteer shifts for January through May are open now on our website! 

Look through the calendar and sign up for the shift that works best for you. If that shift is full, please join the waitlist. We hope to see you in our warehouse in 2026!
What’s your perfect fit for Breakfast & Bingo? Spo What’s your perfect fit for Breakfast & Bingo? Sponsorships? Premium tables? 

Click the link in our bio to get yours today! 👠📚
Brazos Bookstore has created a book angel tree so Brazos Bookstore has created a book angel tree so that you can pick out books for kids they will love! You can pick a tag off the tree and shop for that child using their book interests as inspiration. We are so grateful to @brazosbookstore for supporting our mission during this holiday season!

Visit Brazos Bookstore today!
Books Between Kids was created with one simple ide Books Between Kids was created with one simple idea in mind: kids experience something extraordinary when they get to give the gift of books to other kids. What began as a small effort between families has grown into a citywide movement rooted in community.

Every gift made this #GivingTuesday helps us place more stories into the hands of Houston children. Click the link in our bio to create book owners, ignite imaginations, and strengthen our entire community.
Congratulations to the winners of our neighborhood Congratulations to the winners of our neighborhood captain competition! Brandi and her kids collected 1,278 books over the last 5 weeks. 

Not pictured 📸: The delicious cookie cake generously donated by our friends at Michael's Cookie Jar!🍪📚
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