Tag: Bridge of Books Foundation

  • NJEA awards grant to Bridge of Books to continue fostering love of reading

    NJEA awards grant to Bridge of Books to continue fostering love of reading

    To honor its mission of providing literary resources to children for the past 14 years, the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) named the Bridge of Books Foundation its 2017 Convention Charity. Founded in 2003 in Rumson, the mission of Bridge of Books is to provide an ongoing source of books to underprivileged and at-risk children…

  • Local barbershops and Old Bridge Library join efforts to promote literacy

    OLD BRIDGE — Two local barbershops have partnered with the Old Bridge Public Library for the “Fade to Books” program, which promotes literacy in local barbershops. The New Jersey State Library (NJSL) awarded a grant to the Old Bridge Library for the program. The grant, which was established in partnership with the Long Branch Public…