Donate · Austin Chapter

Give a child a brand-new book they get to choose and keep.

For many, it’s the first book they’ve ever owned.

100% stays in Austin · Tax-deductible

An Austin student beams while holding the brand-new book she chose at a Book Drive fair

“You mean I get to keep the book? Forever and ever?”

— student · Berkman Elementary, Round Rock ISD
Why it matters

At a paid book fair, as few as 1 in 10 kids can afford to take a book home.

Your gift puts a brand-new, self-chosen book into a child’s hands.

Your gift means every child at an Austin book fair gets a book.

Paid book fair
what most kids face
Ten person figures, one highlighted in coral and nine in muted tan: at a paid book fair, one in ten children can afford a book
As few as 1 in 10 can afford to take a book home.
A Book Drive fair
what your gift makes
Ten filled person figures: at a Book Drive for Kids fair, every child takes a book home
Every child walks out with a brand-new book. Free.
Source: Austin Librarian Survey, May 2026
Our impact

The Austin chapter, since 2021.

56,176
Books distributed
27,019
Children served
109
Free book fair events
6,700
+
Students on our waitlist
Austin chapter totals since April 2021
The gift

Provide the book a child gets to keep.

Every gift is a brand-new book a child picks themselves. Choose any amount.

100% stays with the Austin chapter
Tax-deductible
Monthly gifts can be cancelled anytime
Make your gift
Austin Chapter

If the donation form doesn’t load, email Brooke at [email protected] — or see below for check, donor-advised fund, and wishlist options.

Trust & Transparency

Where your gift goes.

Tax-deductible.
100% stays with the Austin chapter.

Platinum on Candid · 2025

3-Star on Charity Navigator · 2025

501(c)(3) nonprofit

EIN 75-2822224

Can I give monthly or in someone’s honor?

Set up a monthly gift and you can cancel anytime. Make a tribute gift and we will send a card notifying them.

Other Ways to Give

Prefer another way?

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Mail a check

Make it out to Book Drive for Kids. Mail it to:
541 Rancho Verde Dr.,
Leander, TX 78641.

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Donor-advised fund

Recommend a grant from your DAF using our EIN 75-2822224.

See our Candid profile →

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Amazon wishlist

Send brand-new books straight to a fair from our Amazon wishlist.

Open wishlist →

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Email Brooke

Planning a bigger gift, a match, or a school sponsorship? Let’s talk.

Email Brooke →

Help us reach the next school.

6,700+ Austin kids are on the waitlist. A $3,000–5,000 gift funds a complete book fair. Every student chooses a brand-new book to take home.

Platinum on Candid
3-Star on Charity Navigator
501(c)(3) · EIN 75-2822224

Questions? Email Brooke at [email protected].