Become a 2025-2026
Book Trust School
New to Book Trust? Learn more about how we can make reading a joyful, shared experience.
Backed by 25 years of early literacy work, Book Trust offers opportunities for your students to discover the joy of choosing books they love. With your partnership, we will deepen students’ engagement with their personal libraries through guided activities.
Our nine-month program includes three cycles that complement all school literacy efforts to support students in becoming engaged readers.
Bring Book Trust to your school!
Eligibility
Title I
Our program primarily partners with Title I schools.
Pre-K - Grade 5
Book Trust serves Pre-K through Grade 5 students.
Fee-Based Model
Book Trust is supported in part by Program Fees contributed by schools. For more information, check out our FAQs.
Program Stewardship in Book Trust Classrooms
Book Trust partners with educators to activate book selection and engagement opportunities in the classroom. This includes:
- Facilitating student choice processes within the $12 per-student stipend, guiding selection while ensuring decisions are entirely driven by student interests.
- Placing orders on time by the 15th of a book selection month to ensure books arrive before month-end and students don’t miss an opportunity to add new books to their personal libraries.
- Celebrating book distribution through short, joyful moments that welcome new additions to students’ personal libraries and build excitement around reading.
- Leading simple engagement activities provided by Book Trust that transform reading from an individual skill into shared experiences.
- Connecting families to classroom reading experiences through Book Trust-designed activities. This engagement supports sustainable reading habits at home, extends the joy of reading beyond school hours, and helps families to build consistent practices around books.
- Managing the Book Trust program calendar by marking key dates for three seasonal cycles and corresponding activities, clearly communicating to students when it’s time to choose new books and when to bring books back to school for scheduled engagement activities.
Partnership Benefits
Book Trust school partners join a national network of champions working to deepen a culture of joyful reading in their schools and communities. Additional benefits include:
- High-quality customer service
- Opportunities for national amplification, connection, and recognition
- Bonus Scholastic Club Points for teachers to build out their classroom libraries
