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Twig,  
Flyleaf Books,
The Children's Store, or Infuzion!

 

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Press

 

Founded in January, 2011, Book Harvest has been fortunate to receive some early press.



  • "Take a Look; It's in a Book"

    Chapel Hill Magazine & The Weekly, June 21, 2012


  • "PORCH, Book Harvest keep kids 'Well Fed and Well Read'"

    Raleigh News & Observer, May 27, 2012


  • "1,000 students to take home books through new program"

    Durham Herald-Sun, May 17, 2012

  • "Getting books in children's minds"

    an op-ed by Book Harvest founder Ginger Young
    Raleigh News & Observer, April 23, 2012

  • "Roses and Raspberries"

    Chapel Hill News, May 15, 2012

  • "Roses and Raspberries"

    Chapel Hill News, January 25, 2012

  • "A Day of Service to Literacy"

    The Herald-Sun, January 20, 2012


  • "Harvesting Books on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day"

    Snapshots from the Hill by Kristin Prelipp Oguntoyinbo, Chapelboro.com, January 18, 2012

  • "Book Harvest MLK Day Celebration Brings In Over 10,000 Books for Kids"

    1360 WCHL, January 17, 2012

  • "Book Drive at Flyleaf Books Benefiting Book Harvest"

    Chapel Hill Magazine & The Weekly, January 17, 2012

  • "MLK Day Community-Wide Book Drive Brings in 10,000 Volumes"

    Daily Tar Heel, January 17, 2012.

  • "Book Harvest Celebrates Birthday Number One on MLK Day"

    1360 WCHL and Chapelboro, January 15, 2012

  • "Bring Books to Flyleaf on Monday"

    Chapel Hill News, January 15, 2012.

  • 1360 WCHL Hometown Hero Award

    January 13, 2012, 1360 WCHL
    Book Harvest Founder Ginger Young receives the Hometown Hero Award.

  • Ron Stutts Morning Show

    January 11, 2012, 1360 WCHL
    Ginger Young discusses Book Harvest and its first MLK Day Book Drive and Birthday Party with Ron.

  • "Book Harvest to Collect Gently Used Titles at Flyleaf on Monday"

    Chapel Hill Magazine Blog, January 10, 2012.

  • "Books for Those Without Them"

    A front page story!  Durham Herald-Sun, January 6, 2012


    The Herald-Sun | Christine T. Nguyen
    Michele Lynn (left) and Ginger Young are spearheading Book Harvest's Martin Luther King Jr. Day service project. Book Harvest is a nonprofit organization that collects new and gently used children's books and places them in the hands and homes of children who need them.

    Read more: The Herald-Sun - Books for those without them

  • "Book Harvest Donates Thousands of Books"

    A front page story!  The Carrboro Citizen, November 3, 2011

    Michele Lynn and Ginger Young in a garage filled with the bounty from Book Harvest, which collects and distributes books to children who need them. Photo by Valarie Schwartz

  • "Book Harvest Hopes to Sow Seeds of Success"

    a front page story!  Chapel Hill News, May 8, 2011

  • "Beyond the Headlines"

    1360 WCHL radio show with host Hampton Dellinger, May 5, 2011.  Scroll down to the May 5 entry to hear the show.

Additional Press:

"Thank you, nonprofits"

Chapel Hill News, July 3, 2011
letter to the editor by Mary Andrews

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