Every Child a Reader and the SCBWI Impact & Legacy Fund are thrilled to announce the results of the $10,000 donation provided by ECAR’s Literary Agent Circle of Sponsors.

Via the All Readers Welcome campaign, this generous donation in 2026 has purchased nearly one thousand books for 9,000 students in 13 schools.  The schools are largely Title One schools, and the school library locations are Mashpee, MA; North Little Rock, AR; Boston, MA; Moscow, ID; Tampa, FL; Lancaster, PA; St. Anne, IL; Medford, NJ; Denver, CO; St. Ignatius, MT; Anaheim, CA; New York, NY; and Greenwood, DE.

The following members of the Every Child a Reader Literary Agents Sponsor Circle made this possible: Adams Literary, Aevitas Creative, Andrea Brown Literary Agency, Barry Goldblatt​ Literary, The Book Group, Brandt & Hochman​ Literary Agents, The Bright Agency, Chase Literary Agency, Curtis Brown, Ltd.,​ Darhansoff & Verrill Literary Agents, DeFiore and Company Literary Management, East West​ Literary​ Agency, Focused Artists, Folio Literary Management, Frances Goldin Literary Agency, Inc., The Friedrich Agency, Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency, Gina​ Maccoby Literary​ Agency, Suzanne Gluck, Great Dog Literary, Grinberg Literary​ Management, Hansen Literary Management, HG​ Literary,​ Jennifer Flannery Literary, John Hawkins & Associates, Inc., JVNLA, Inc., KT Literary, Liza Dawson Associates, LK Literary, Lowenstein Associates, McIntosh and Otis, Nelson Literary,​ New Leaf Literary & Media, Page Turner Literary Agency, Pippin​ Properties, Root Literary, Serendipity Literary Agency, Sara Crowe Literary, Sterling Lord Literaristic, Stimola​ Literary Studio, Wendy Sherman Associates, Wernick & Pratt Literary, WLA​ Books, and Writers House.

Carl Lennertz, CBC and ECAR Executive Director, said, “Words can’t describe how grateful we are for the Literary Agents Sponsor Circle whose donations made this vital work possible, for Gail Hochman and Erica Rand Silverman for reaching out to their fellow agents for this cause, and for all the passionate work that Lin and Moira of the Impact & Legacy Fund have done over the years to create and then manage this vital program. School libraries are more essential than ever, as they make book access a reality for so many young people.”

Lin Oliver, SCBWI co-founder and ILF Managing Director, said: “The books are all chosen by school librarians who know the community needs of their students and families.  We hear from them with high praise and gratitude for the new books that they can place in the hands of hungry-to-read students.”

Lennertz added, “We are raising funds from the generous literary agent donors – children’s AND adult book agents – to do this again in 2027, and the two school librarian book recipients from the NY metro area are being invited to a reception of the Literary Agent Sponsor Circle at Julie Gribble’s KidLit TV Studio on Nov. 12. For any questions or details, email me.”

The librarians chose from an extensive list on Bookelicious of books traditionally published within the last 4 years and have received at least one commendation (starred review, JLG, award, etc.) All books are by and/or about historically marginalized or underrepresented individuals. Their identities may include race, ethnicity, skin tone, tribal affiliation; nationality, language, culture; physical appearance, physical ability, neurodivergence; gender and sexual identity; religion, socioeconomic position, and family structure.

The librarian at Kenneth C. Coombs Elementary School in Mashpee, Massachusetts, writes, “Our school is on the homeland of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, which our district recognizes and honors. Our school has a significant number of students who are members of the tribe. It is wonderful to be able to obtain more books that have indigenous representation.”

 The librarian at Moscow Middle School in Idaho writes: “Last year I had a student who was struggling with his identity. He was very concerned about reading things such as Anne Frank, Heartstopper, or other titles he had heard were illegal in Idaho. He needed a safe place to explore, a place that reflected his experiences. I loaned him the Heartstopper collection from my personal library and encouraged him to read anything he wanted. Creating a safe space for students to see themselves in a variety of books is critical. This grant helped me purchase books to meet that goal.”