Books for Ownership

RIF's Books for Ownership service (formerly known as the National Book Program) motivates children, families, and community members to read together through a triad of principles basic to the entire RIF organization: book ownership, motivational activities, and family involvement in children's reading.

Service Goals:

• Provide new, free books and literacy resources to children and their families.
• Motivate children to read.
• Generate community support for literacy.

Service Components:

• Book ownership: Children have the opportunity to choose and keep two to five books per year at no cost to the children or their families.
  
• Fun literacy-related activities: Reading really is FUNdamental in Books for Ownership. Volunteers motivate children to read with a myriad of festive book activities that accompany each book event.
  
• Family and community involvement: RIF headquarters provides training and technical assistance to enable program coordinators to recruit and train volunteers, who help run their Books for Ownership service.

Books for Ownership reaches young people of all ages in a variety of settings, including schools, community centers, Boys & Girls Clubs, migrant labor camps, churches, hospitals, and health clinics. The program operates in 25,000 sites in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories, and has been licensed in countries such as the United Kingdom and Argentina.

Watch a RIF Book Distribution!
Michele Krueger was inspired to write a poem called "RIF Day" when she first became the RIF coordinator at her daughter's elementary school. With these lively verses, Michele describes the fun and excitement that come with a RIF book distribution. View the poem and video footage of a RIF book distrubution.

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Interested in starting a Books for Ownership service?
Learn more about the eligibility requirements and service guidelines and complete the preliminary application form online.

RIF Coordinators!
If you are running a RIF program, be sure to visit the Coordinator section for additional information about managing your program.

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