25,000 kids' books donated

ThriftBooks said Thursday it will donate 25,000 children’s books through Book Fairies to underserved communities in New York City and Long Island. (markets.businessinsider.com) The company announced the partnership on April 16, 2026, and said the books will support school literacy programs, community giveaways, and efforts to build home libraries for children and families this spring. (streetinsider.com) Book Fairies said it redistributes books to under-resourced communities across Long Island and New York City, while ThriftBooks says its giving program also works with Title I schools, prison libraries, and international literacy groups. (thebookfairies.org) (thriftbooks.com) The timing places the donation just before National Library Week, which the American Library Association says runs April 19 to April 25 in 2026, and just ahead of UNESCO’s World Book and Copyright Day on April 23. (ala.org) (unesco.org) Local library calendars are already tying the week to public reading events. South San Francisco’s library system, for example, scheduled National Library Week programs from April 18 to April 25. (ssfca.gov) The donation also lands as Book Fairies marks a larger milestone. Patch reported on April 1 that the nonprofit was approaching 6 million books distributed, underscoring how much of its work depends on a steady flow of donated inventory. (patch.com) ThriftBooks tied the announcement to its appearance at BookCon, which Yahoo Finance said is returning to New York City’s Javits Center on April 18 and 19 for the first time since the pandemic. (finance.yahoo.com) For now, the immediate change is simple: 25,000 more children’s books are set to move from a national online seller into schools, giveaways, and home shelves in two of the country’s biggest urban-suburban communities. (markets.businessinsider.com)