PILCROW FOUNDATION

Our mission is to provide new, quality, hardcover children's books to rural public libraries across the United States.

We recognize the importance of public libraries in rural communities. Libraries are often the center of the community, where people come together to learn and share ideas. Providing quality children's books to rural public libraries ensures an opportunity for active engagement within the community and lifelong learning.

We know that reading to and with children everyday and providing them with frequent opportunities to read on their own are important activities for literacy development. Literacy is the greatest gift we can give to our children; the public library is where we can start.

The Pilcrow Foundation, a national non-profit public charity, provides a 2-to-1 match to rural public libraries that receive a grant through its Children's Book Project and contribute $200-$400 through a local sponsors for the purchase of up to $1200 worth (at retail value) of new, quality, hardcover children's books.

Tax-deductible donations to The Pilcrow Foundation supports rural public libraries dollar for dollar. Each dollar donor contribute allows us to provide rural public libraries that receive a grant through the Children's Book Project program with one dollar's worth of books.

In 3 years, quadrupled the numbers of libraries receiving books from The Pilcrow Foundation. We hope to continue this steady growth each year. Our goal is to put books into the hands of children living in rural communities. Each donation helps us achieve that goal.