Facts about Books and Bytes:

• Why Mo? One of our favorite books, Don't Let The Pigeon Drive the Bus, is written by beloved author Mo Willems. This name just seemed like the perfect name for our bus! We hope you agree! 
• Why do we partner with our Child Nutrition Department in Castleberry ISD? Studies show that Hungry Kids don't read. The USDA’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) makes free healthy meals and snacks available to young people in communities with high rates of poverty.  Through our Bookmobile, we incorporate fun, literacy-based activities to support child well-being and BOOKS! River Oaks, TX has been identified as being a "book desert". We want to make sure our families have books in their homes and always access to books.  
• Donations! Thanks to our many supporters we have some fancy new shelving and many gently used books. We are always looking for ways to raise money and we are always accepting in-kind donations. 
• Who creates the ideas and activities for Books and Bytes? 
  • Heather Lamb, District Lead Librarian, Castleberry High School Teacher Librarian
    
  • ​Kristin Gibson, Castleberry Elementary Teacher Librarian​​
  • Jackie Senerchia, Joy James Elementary Teacher Librarian​
  • Katie Waser, AV Cato Elementary Teacher Librarian
  • Kerri Coke, Irma Marsh Middle School Teacher Librarian

​Special Thank you to our Donors and Friends of Books and Bytes:

The Welman Project
Just Between Friends Fort Worth
Jackson Romo
Jonathon Romo
Half-Price Books
Follett Books
Children's Plus
Perma-Bound Books
Sergio Jaramillo
AXA

Donations:
We invite you to support us by providing books, resources, or materials to meet the needs of our students and meet our goals of the Books and Bytes programs! We are also accepting monetary donations through the Castleberry ISD Education Foundation. 

Book Donations - New and Gently used children's books. Pre-school - eighth grade. Please contact Heather Lamb with information about book donations - lambh@castleberryisd.net

Consumable Materials - Crayons, Markers, Scissors, Glue, Glue sticks, construction paper, paper plates, assorted colors pipe cleaners, colored pencils, sidewalk chalk, popsicle sticks, masking tape, straws, spoons, pom-pom balls, googly eyes, & playdoh.

Reminders about monetary donations: ​

• If you would like to make a donation to Books and Bytes, please make your donation in care of the Castleberry Education Foundation clearly marked "Books and Bytes".  Literacy is one of our main missions. ​

​A partnership between
Castleberry ISD
​Child Nutrition,
​Library, and STREAM services