Here are ways you can help:
We have made the decision to fight with everything we can to keep our space at the mall up and running, and we are launching a $100,000 public campaign to raise the funds needed to stay. We need your help to keep the books flowing to local families!
An exciting new matching challenge has been established in memory of June B. James, a loving Family Reading Partnership volunteer until her death in 2003. To provide longer-term stability, an anonymous donor will match 10% of all three-year donation pledges, for each of the three years, up to a total of $50,000! If you sponsor a Bright Red Bookshelf for $500/year, she will donate another $50 each year. Make a $250/year promise, and she will add $25 annually. This is an incredibly generous offer, and it could be transformative in ensuring the future of Family Reading Partnership. Will you set up a 3-year recurring gift today to take full advantage of this tremendous invitation?
Become a Sponsor
Join our team as a program sponsor! Whether for The Nook, Bright Red Bookshelves, Books to Grow On, or Story Walks, your sponsorship will provide books and resources to thousands of families. Businesses and individuals will be publicly recognized for their support! For more information, check out our sponsorship opportunities here. 2026 Sponsorships Opportunities.
For more information about sponsorship, please contact Amber Smith at 607-277-8602 or by email at amber@familyreading.org.
Donate in Honor or in Memoriam
Celebrate the birth of a baby, a teacher’s retirement, grandma’s birthday, or a friend’s graduation. Or give a donation in memory of someone who loved books and valued reading to children. Make your donation in honor or in memory of someone special to you and we will send an acknowledgement card of your gift.
Donate to the Community Foundation Designated Fund
Donate through the Community Foundation of Tompkins County to the Family Reading Partnership Designated Fund. Gifts made to this fund are administered by the Community Foundation of TC and provide a ‘forever’ opportunity to support the work of Family Reading Partnership. Your gift to this fund can be given in honor of a friend or loved one, is tax-deductible, and supports the ongoing programming of Family Reading Partnership. Gifts to this fund can included deferred or planned gifts.
For more information about how to donate to our designated fund, please contact the Community Foundation of Tompkins County at 607-272-9333.
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