Press – Books for Keeps
News Stories
August 16, 2017 – UGA students attending orientation donate nearly 1,000 books to Athens area schools – The Red and Black
August 4th, 2017 – Freshman get a jump on experiential learning before their first semester – UGA Today
June 7th, 2017 – Melaney Smith and Books for Keeps – eTown News
May 7th, 2017 – Books for Keeps belongs month long book delivery – The Red and Black
May 3rd, 2017 – Program aims to keeps student reading as summer approaches – Online Athens/Athens Banner-Herald
April 16th, 2017 – AFB&T partners with books for keeps for April book drive – Online Athens/Athens Banner-Herald
April 10th, 2017 – Athens teacher creates bibliobike to deliver books to kids in summer – Online Athens/Athens Banner-Herald
September 15th, 2016 – Every Clarke Co. 1st grader to get former Bulldog Malcolm Mitchell’s book – 11 Alive
September 2016 – Organizations: Books for Keeps – Georgia Trend
August 10, 2016 – Books for Keeps hosting book sale – OnlineAthens/Athens Banner-Herald
June 15, 2016 – Athens-based Books for Keeps will nearly triple book distributions to kids – OnlineAthens/Athens Banner-Herald
June 14, 2016 – Books for Keeps Featured at Clinton Global Initiative – WUGA
May 17, 2016 – Books for Keeps spends last few school days preparing Athens students for summer – OnlineAthens/Athens Banner-Herald
May 13, 2016 – Stopping the summer slide in Warren County with books – The McDuffie Progress
May 5, 2016 – Bulldogs’ Malcolm Mitchell, now a Patriot, shares love of reading with Gaines Elementary Students – OnlineAthens/Athens Banner-Herald
March 9, 2016 – Leslie Hale with Books for Keeps – Business RadioX Atlanta Business Radio
February 29, 2016 – Kappa Kappa Gamma hosts annual 5K Color Run to support Books for Keeps – The Red & Black
January 17, 2016 – Books for Keeps excites elementary students, improves literacy in Athens-Clarke County schools – The Red & Black
December 5, 2015 – Leslie Hale interview on the Good Works Show – WYAY Atlanta 106.7
November 23, 2015 – Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Nov. 23 – Flagpole
November 23, 2015 – Rachel Watkins New Books for Keeps Program Manager – WUGA
November 10, 2015 – Giving Back to the Inspiring Women Who Help Others – Huffington Post
November 3, 2015 – Books for Keeps Founder Recognized – WUGA
November 3, 2015 – Books for Keeps founder Melaney Smith honored as ‘Woman of Worth’ – Athens Banner-Herald/OnlineAthens
November 2, 2015 – L’Oreal Paris Honors 10 Women of Worth Winners Making a Difference in their Communities – PR Newswire
March 14, 2015 – Find out if you’re smarter than an Athens grade-schooler – Athens Banner-Herald
March 8, 2015 – Expo prompts Athens area children to read – Athens Banner-Herald
December 28, 2014 – Books for Keeps to receive $10K for reading program – Athens Banner-Herald
December 18, 2014 – Athens’ Books for Keeps Wins Grant – WUGA
July 30, 2014 – Newsmakers with Tim Bryant – News Talk 1340 WGAU – starting at minute mark 29:03
July 28, 2014 – Books for Keeps to host fundraiser – Classic City Today
July 27, 2014 – Liz Talk with Liz Dalton – News Talk 1340 WGAU – starting at minute mark 18:34
May 23, 2014 – Community Life in Northeast Georgia – 88.3 FM WPPR
May 7, 2014 – Dunbar Elementary School photo gallery – Georgia Family Connection
May 5, 2014 – Atlanta students given books for summer reading – Atlanta Journal Constitution
April 6, 2014 – Fowler Drive Elementary wins inaugural benefit competition– Athens Banner-Herald
March 20, 2014 – Local charity pits students against adults in trivia – Red & Black
January 13, 2014 – Book charity must find new warehouse – Athens Banner-Herald
December 18, 2013 – Radio Interview with Barbara Dooley – News Talk 1340 WGAU
December 8, 2013 – Books for Keeps seeks to sponsor more school children – Athens Banner-Herald
December 3, 2013 – Books for Keeps prepares for 2014 distribution – Classic City Today
November/December 2013 – Alumni Today: Page Turners – Carolina Alumni Review
September 22, 2013 – Exceptionals: Melaney Smith – Athens Banner-Herald
August 31, 2013 – Radio Interview with Liz Dalton – News Talk 1340 WGAU
August 20, 2013 – Books for Keeps expands, gears up for book sale fundraiser – Athens Banner-Herald
June 10, 2013 – Books For Keeps hires first official executive director – Athens Banner-Herald
June 6, 2013 – Alumni help keep books in the hands of Athens-area children – UGA Alumni Association
June 3, 2013 – Books for Keeps Hires Leslie Hale as Full-Time Director – Athens Patch
April 30, 2013 – Books For Keeps distributes books, helps stop summer slide – Athens Banner-Herald
March 5, 2013 – Athens Books for Keeps seeking book drive participants – Athens Banner-Herald
August 23, 2012 – Books for Keeps Holds Massive Book Sale, Thursday Through Sunday – Athens Patch
February 18, 2012 – Come Play at Avid Bookshop for Books for Keeps! – Athens Patch
October 21, 2011 – Books for Keeps Book Sale – Athens Patch
May 9, 2011 – This Organization Plays For Keeps – Athens Patch
Press Releases
August 2, 2016 – Books for Keeps to hold 6th annual charity book sale August 11-August 21
November 20, 2015 – Books for Keeps announces Rachel Watkins as program manager
November 2, 2015 – BFK founder named L’Oreal Woman of Worth, in competition for $25K grant
August 27, 2015 – Books for Keeps to hold 5th annual charity book sale August 13-August 23
April 25, 2015 – Books for Keeps returns to 10 area schools starting April 27
March 10, 2015 – Fundraiser to pit kids versus adults in battle of grade-school wits
July 24, 2014 – Books for Keeps to hold 4th annual charity book sale July 31-August 3
April 23, 2014 – Books for Keeps returns to 8 Athens schools starting April 28
April 18, 2014 – Nonprofit to give away 12 books to every child at Atlanta school April 30
January 14, 2014 – Books for Keeps facing emergency need for new warehouse space
December 3, 2013 – Books for Keeps asks the community to give the gift of reading to kids in need
August 8, 2013 – Books for Keeps announces major program expansion ahead of Book Sale
June 4, 2013– Books for Keeps hires first full time Executive Director
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