This year we're thrilled to announce that Start Reading Now will be serving schools in Minneapolis, St. Paul and Brooklyn Center in 2025! We're on track to serve 4,000 kids with 40,000 new books at 24 book fairs across the metro.
Click on the volunteer shifts below to sign up!
Week One of Book Fairs
Monday, May 19
KIPP - 10:45 am - 2 pm - FULL
Dayton's Bluff - 7:45 am - 11:45 am - FULL
Tuesday, May 20
Nellie Stone Johnson - 7:45 am - 11:45 am - FULL
Anishinabe - 10:15 am - 2:15 pm - FULL
Battle Creek - 7:15 am - 11:45 am - FULL
Wednesday, May 21
Hmong International Academy - FULL
Hazel Park - FULL
Brooklyn Center Elementary (Day 1) - 7:15 am - 12:15 pm
Thursday, May 22
Folwell - FULL
Brooklyn Center Elementary (Day 2) - 7:15 am - 11:45 am
Hall STEM Academy - 8 am - 1:45 pm
Friday, May 23
The Heights - 7:15 am - 10:30 am & 11:30 am - 1:45 pm
Highwood Elementary - 7:15 am - 11:15 am
Como Park - 7 am - 9:35 am & 9 am - 12 pm
Week Two of Book Fairs
Tuesday, May 27
Eastern Heights - FULL
Wednesday, May 28
Frost Lake - 9:15 am - 1 pm & 12:30 pm - 4 pm
Mississippi Creative Arts (Day 1) - 9:15 am - 1:15 pm
Saint Paul Music Academy - 7:45 am - 11 am & 10:30 am - 2 pm
Thursday, May 29
American Indian Magnet School - FULL
Mississippi Creative Arts (Day 2) - 9:15 am - 1 pm
Achieve Academy - 8:15 am - 1 pm
Friday, May 30
Four Seasons - 7:20 am - 11:20 am
Benjamin E. Mays - 7 am - 11:30 am
Please contact Lauren Beek at [email protected] with any questions.
Thank you for supporting us over the years!
We couldn't do this work without you.