BookSmiles Down the Shore is the name of a chapter of the nonprofit BookSmiles recently started by Pinelands Regional Junior High School teacher Suzanne Klagholz with help from Frog Pond and Eagleswood elementary schools art teacher Angela Randall.
NEW CHAPTERS: BookSmiles founder Larry Abrams (right) was with Congressman Andy Kim and Kim’s son, volunteers at a recent book distribution day.
The BookSmiles mission is to “irrigate ‘book deserts,’” according to BookSmiles founder Larry Abrams, a teacher in the Lindenwold School District. BookSmiles, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, promotes literacy and the joy of reading by giving books to children throughout New Jersey and Greater Philadelphia.
“We provide students and younger siblings with high-quality new or gently used books, laying the groundwork for…
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