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Ms. Latimore from Philadelphia, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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For The Love Of Books

Help me give my students an inviting library where they will enjoy reading!

  • $1,034 goal

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My Project

My goal this year is to encourage my students to read more. I would love to create a comfortable space cozy space for them to get lost in a book! Last year I watched my student get lost in books.

I am excited to water their imagination and watch it grow!

A classroom library not only encourages independent reading but builds literacy. Students will also have an opportunity to select genres that interest them. Lastly student will have book for research at their reach! I am excited to see their face when I reveal our classroom library.

Ms. Latimore Benjamin B Comegys Elementary School Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Philadelphia, PA View local requests

Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

25 students impacted 6donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Flash Furniture Cotton Twill Oversized Solid Bean Bag Chair Navy Blue • Staples $130.24 2 $260.48
Flagship Carpets Rectangle Read Media Center Rug Gray 4'W x 6'H • Staples $103.36 1 $103.36
Grade 4 High Interest, Low Readability Collection - 10 Book Set • AKJ Education $47.22 1 $47.22
Series Sampler Collection - Diary of a Wimpy Kid - 4 Book Set • AKJ Education $46.45 1 $46.45
A Promised Land (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $45.00 1 $45.00
Simple Designs Incandescent Floor Lamp Black (LF2000-BLK) • Staples $29.39 1 $29.39
Historically Black: American Icons Who Attended HBCUs (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $23.40 1 $23.40
New Kid (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $11.69 2 $23.38
Christopher Paul Curtis 3 Book Boxed Set (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $23.37 1 $23.37
Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $9.89 2 $19.78
Blackout (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $17.99 1 $17.99
Ace of Spades (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $17.09 1 $17.09
A Phoenix First Must Burn: Sixteen Stories of Black Girl Magic, Resistance, and Hope (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $17.09 1 $17.09
Cool. Awkward. Black. (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $17.09 1 $17.09
Chaos Theory (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $17.09 1 $17.09
Ambitious Girl (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $17.09 1 $17.09
Becoming (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $17.09 1 $17.09
Becoming Muhammad Ali (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $15.29 1 $15.29
March: Book One (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $13.46 1 $13.46
Class Act (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $11.69 1 $11.69
Random Minis: Dear Martin (mini paperback) • MahoganyBooks $10.80 1 $10.80
All American Boys (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $10.79 1 $10.79
Black Enough • AKJ Education $8.75 1 $8.75
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $8.09 1 $8.09
Black Brother, Black Brother 2 (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $7.19 1 $7.19
The Only Black Girls in Town (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $7.19 1 $7.19

Materials cost

$835.61

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$878.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$154.97

Total project goal

$1,033.11

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,033.11

4 Donors

-$727.46

Donations toward project cost

-$622.09

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$105.37

match offer

-$301.24

Match offer toward project cost

-$256.05

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.19

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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