The Free Book Buggie

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Causes: Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services

Mission: To provide books to children and ignite a passion for reading that empowers each child to explore a world of opportunity.

Community Stories

8 Stories from Volunteers, Donors & Supporters

krvcomm Volunteer

Rating: 5

07/09/2024

The passion that Debbie (Founder and CEO) has for reaching children around the Twin Cities, sharing the love of reading with them by distributing FREE books, knows no bounds. Debbie is an inspiration to everyone who gets involved with The Free Book Buggie. It's a honor to watch her work and share her love of reading and exploring new worlds with the children who attend events where The Buggie has a presence.

Luna177 Volunteer

Rating: 5

07/02/2024

The Free Book Buggie is a remarkable nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free books to children in need. With the help of volunteers, they distribute books to ensure that every child has the chance to experience the joy of reading. I am grateful for the opportunity to volunteer for this wonderful organization and make a difference in the lives of children. Luna, Web Development Support volunteer

jodygriffin Professional with expertise in this field

Rating: 5

07/02/2024

The Book Buggie have been a great organization for us in St. Paul Parks & Recreation. The staff have been wonderful to work with. What they offer so many kids is incredible - free books! With today's technology of phones & tables, it is so nice to see kids walking around with books that they are excited to read. It is truly a blessing. We have partnered on many events with them. They are one of my first partners I think about contacting when scheduling. Look forward to many more collaborations.

LeeDonnay Volunteer

Rating: 5

06/15/2023

The Free Book Buggie is a hardworking nonprofit doing amazing work in the St. Paul-Minneapolis metro area as well as some outstate Minnesota areas. This organization shares FREE books with children of all ages making it possible for thousands of children to own their books. Two out of three children living in poverty have NO books of their own and this clearly impacts their potential for learning to read. The Free Book Buggie is bringing communities together to support childhood literacy and has been making a difference in children's lives since it was founded in 2018. I served on the Board for this organization and have been active in grant writing activities and I have been impressed by its energy and growing momentum over the last several years. I have had the joy of participating in book sharing events and watched children of all ages light up with excitement when they see the huge assortment of books they can choose from. They are even more excited when they discover that they get to keep the books! The Free Book Buggie is on the go every day sourcing, collecting and distributing free books and works with an ever growing list of community organizations to distribute the books to children who are most in need. The Free Book Buggie's Mission Statement is to provide books to children and ignite a passion for reading that empowers each child to explore a world of opportunity. The organization is totally committed to this mission and is clearly moving in the right direction under its strong and dedicated leadership team. This is a FIVE STAR nonprofit with a huge heart, non stop energy and a determination to bring books and learning into the lives of all Minnesota's children!

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beckml21 Volunteer

Rating: 5

06/13/2023

The Free Book Buggie has been moving throughout the Twin Cities and Minnesota bringing not only free books to children but inspiring kids to explore the literary world around them. I have had the pleasure of volunteering as well as being a past board member and can’t say enough good things about the work The Free Book Buggie is doing.

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rosemariepleshe Donor

Rating: 5

06/06/2023

Debbie's story of creating her Free Book Buggie (TFBB) from scratch to support her mission of bringing books to kids all over the Twin Cities is nothing short of inspirational, and I can't WAIT to see what TFBB does next!

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ArchB3 Board Member

Rating: 5

06/03/2023

Love seeing this organization foster a love for reading in our community! Kids get so excited to take their very own free book home. And TFBB works hard to be present at a variety of events across the Twin Cities, expanding their reach and making it easy for kids to benefit from their services.

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suefred57 Volunteer

Rating: 5

06/02/2023

Since The Free Book Buggie’s inception (June 2018), I have had many rolls as a volunteer. I could NOT pass up an opportunity to promote this extremely impactful nonprofit that I love. I hope my review encourages others to support The Free Book Buggie.

From the very beginning, TFBB’s goal was simple:
Give free books to children!

We have learned that having books in homes creates an environment for kids to learn, grow & imagine new opportunities. TFBB is a growing non-profit on the road doing its part to get free books into the hands of children.

TFBB is an ALL-volunteer force, overseen by a Board of Directors & our fearless Founder, Debbie Beck. Under their knowledgeable guidance, this nonprofit has continued to grow; attaining more community partners, scheduling new & repeat events, attracting enthusiastic volunteers, reaching set yearly goals & being fiscally responsible with its budget/monies. All of these are necessary accomplishments for growth. But for ME, the most rewarding measure of growth is the number of free books received/given away AND seeing firsthand the smiles on the faces of the kids choosing those books…it’s priceless!! Each year an estimated number for “books in/books out” is recorded for the budget and every year that number is substantially exceeded. TFBB IS making an impact.

I believe that The Free Book Buggie’s mission IS POSSIBLE, SO NECESSARY and one day their vision WILL BE ATTAINABLE.
(See website: thefreebookbuggie.org)

Please join me and help make a difference in our children’s lives.

Support The Free Book Buggie.

Thank you!



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