Books Empower, Los Angeles, CA (2026)

11/01/2022

Reading helps with vocabulary, writing skills, attention span, memory, and teaches us about other times and places.

Even if your child is just a baby, you should still sit down and read with them every once in a while. An infant can look at pictures and listen to your voice as you read stories to them.

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Grab a few books, gather the fam, snuggle up, and let a book take you all to another place TOGETHER!

Here are ways you AND your child(ren) can participate! 👇🏾👇🏾

- Set aside a little time for reading every day, even if it’s only for 15 or so minutes.

- Go through both old and new books, and set some of your favorites around the house. They make cute decorations, and maybe one of the kids will pick one up and start reading!

- Take a few trips to the library.

- Read your child the book version of their favorite movie. If they can read on their own, encourage them to read it!

- Start a book club with friends and family.

- Participate in a book drive and donate old or used books you no longer need. This will help families in need read to their kids.

10/30/2022

November is National Family Literacy Month

This month, get the whole family snuggled up on the couch and open up a good book! 📖

Studies show that reading aloud with mom or dad is the most important activity when it comes to preparing children to read on their own.

Here’s FIVE best family books to read TOGETHER!

Do you have books that you read with your family? This goes for kids AND adults. LET US KNOW!

- Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstiltskin by Leisl Shurtliff *Available on Amazon & ThriftBooks

- Escape from Mr.Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein *Available on Amazon & ThriftBooks

- The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau *Availble on Amazon & ThriftBooks

- The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy by Jeanne Birdsall

- Last in a Long Line of Rebels by Lisa Lewis Tyre

Grab a few books, gather the fam, snuggle up, and let a book take you all to another place TOGETHER!

A FAMILY THAT READS TOGETHER, GROWS TOGETHER!

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10/17/2022

Today is a day that we honor past & present black poets.

Today ALSO commemorates the very FIRST PUBLISHED BLACK POET in the US, Jupiter Hammon. Born in Long Island, NY on October 17th, 1711.

Isn’t that something?! Our black poets have been rocking the poetry community for quite some time now!

There are other ways to participate in Black Poetry Day:

- Pick up some poetry by Jupiter Hammon
- Explore the poetry of Jessie Redmon Fraust, Robert Hayden, Wanda Phipps, or Arna Bontemps
- Share past & presents that you are familiar with and/or love

Like we will be doing today! Don’t forget to SHARE A PHOTO WITH US!

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10/12/2022

Today, October 12th is National Stop Bullying Day and it brings together students, faculty, and parents to put an end to bullying.

Honestly though, we should ALL be trying to PUT AN END TO BULLYING!

NO CHILD should be afraid to ride a bus or attend school because a classmate bullies them.

Children who has been bullied should FEEL SAFE enough to report the bullying without repercussions.

TEACH THEM the different types of bullying as they may not even realize that they’re being bullied.

Here are the 4 types of bullying:

1. VERBAL BULLYING involves spoken words. The person may threaten or call names.

2. PHYSICAL BULLYING is aggression in the form of hitting, kicking, pushing, or any unwanted touch.

3. RELATIONAL BULLYING involves purposely excluding someone from activities, groups, or events through social tactics.

4. CYBERBULLYING includes using social media, texts, and the internet to spread rumors, lies, or mean messages about a person.

Let your little ones know that they will NOT get in trouble for reporting it. Let them know that you are here to PROTECT them! Give them that safe space to come to you.

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09/12/2022

“Once you learn to read, you will forever be free.” - Frederick Douglas

The freedom of reading can take us anywhere we want to go, whenever we want to go.

Reading can bring us joy, laughter, sadness, and even tears, but those emotions are what make us HUMAN!

Reading can also bring us KNOWLEDGE! SUCCESS! GENERATIONAL WEALTH!

Reading may not seem important to you, but for others, it’s everything!

Happy Monday ☀️ Let’s start the week off right! 💪🏾💪🏾

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09/09/2022

Story Time has been DELAYED due to unforeseen circumstances 😔😔

We will be starting SHORTLY! Updates coming soon!

09/06/2022

These selves of unexplored ideas propel us to continue reading, continue learning, and never be comfortable that we know enough. Jessica Stillman calls this realization intellectual humility.

People who lack this intellectual humility — those without a yearning to acquire new books or visit their local library — may enjoy a sense of pride at having conquered their personal collection, but such a library provides all the use of a wall-mounted trophy. It becomes an “ego-booting appendage” for decoration alone. Not a living, growing resource we can learn from until we are 80 — and, if we are lucky, a few years beyond....

Even so, studies have shown that book ownership and reading typically go hand in hand to great effect.

One such study found that children who grew up in homes with between 80 and 350 books showed improved literacy, numeracy, and information communication technology skills as adults. Exposure to books, the researchers suggested, boosts these cognitive abilities by making reading a part of life’s routines and practices.

Many other studies have shown reading habits relay a bevy of benefits. They suggest reading can reduce stress, satisfy social connection needs, bolster social skills and empathy, and boost certain cognitive skills. And that’s just fiction! Reading nonfiction is correlated with success and high achievement, helps us better understand ourselves and the world, and gives you the edge come trivia night.

In her article, Jessica Stillman ponders whether the antilibrary acts as a counter to the Dunning-Kruger effect, a cognitive bias that leads ignorant people to assume their knowledge or abilities are more proficient than they truly are. Since people are not prone to enjoying reminders of their ignorance, their unread books push them toward, if not mastery, then at least a ever-expanding understanding of competence.

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08/18/2022

Good morning empowering people ☀️✊🏾

This opportunity will be posted on our website once it’s ready, which will be SOON!

Until then, we are giving all of you the opportunity to apply FIRST!

We need a speaker to read aloud during Story Time. This is NOT a paid opportunity! We are looking for volunteers!

Here are the requirements:
- MUST be available 1-2 Saturdays a month / We will rotate speakers every week

- MUST be comfortable reading aloud / You will be reading on LIVE via our Facebook and Instagram pages. The videos will also be uploaded to our YouTube page. Comfortability is a must

- MUST have a good working camera phone in order for our videos to come out in a good quality

If you are interested, please COMMENT or SEND US A MESSAGE! First come, first serve. You can also contact Jalishia Sanders Heather Hanninen Fairbairn

**This is NOT a paid opportunity! Looking for volunteers only

08/17/2022

Good morning ☀️ & Happy National Nonprofit Day!

National Nonprofit Day recognizes the goals and positive impacts nonprofits have on communities and the world.

Somewhere a volunteer reads to school children. At the same time, a patient receives steady medication. A lawyer provides legal services for low-income individuals.

reminds us that each of these scenes and more, is possible thanks to the nonprofit sector. It’s the result of the work performed by capable people and organizations.

Through nonprofits, awareness, research, and aid reach the people who need it most.

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Books Empower is a organization that aims to bring books and magazines back into homes. We are BIG on books & literacy!

Our website is coming SOON! We will have so much for you in terms of books & literacy, BUT we will have other resources such as housing, employment, and others.

What are you waiting for??? 🤨🤨🤨 JOIN US!

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08/16/2022

Our YouTube channel is now LIVE!!! 🥳🥳🥳 Jalishia Sanders Heather Hanninen Fairbairn

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL! ✊🏾✊🏾

This is a BIG step for us & it’s all thanks to Story Time!

Story Time will be a read aloud for kids ages 0-5 years old.

Story Time will be LIVE via our Facebook and Instagram pages BUT we will also upload our videos to our channel!

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL! ✊🏾✊🏾

**We will be uploading an intro video very SOON to let the world know about us & what we do.

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You won’t want to miss out on the next part of our journey! SUBSCRIBE NOW! LINK BELOW 👇🏾

https://youtube.com/channel/UCfjzwp-kSEaX_2L7F-moWZw

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08/15/2022

A NEW YouTube channel is coming near YOU!

Our YouTube channel Books Empower TV is dropping SOON thanks to Story Time!!

Story Time will be LIVE on our Facebook and Instagram but if you miss it (which you shouldn’t) ALL videos will be posted on our channel!

More videos will be added also! Just give us some time ⏳

Be on the lookout 👀 for our channel! We will share when it’s up so you can SUBSCRIBE!

Books Empower will make it BIG! Jalishia Sanders, Heather Hanninen Fairbairn and I will make sure of it!

Stay tuned…

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