This list of titles was carefully curated by our dedicated school librarians from 17 Cambridge Public Schools and features books by recently published AAPI authors.
Category: AAPI Book Drive
CAAC Launches 4th Annual AAPI Book Drive for Cambridge Schools
On May 1, 2024, the Chinese American Association of Cambridge (CAAC) kicked off its 4th AAPI Book Drive, marking the start of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. Support the Drive The fundraising period runs from May 2024 through February 2025. Every dollar raised will go toward purchasing new books by AAPI authors,… Continue reading CAAC Launches 4th Annual AAPI Book Drive for Cambridge Schools
322 books (first half of the total donation) have been delivered to CPS
Big thanks to the 68 generous individuals and 5 sponsors whose support contributed to the success of this year’s book drive!
募捐筹款：剑桥华协 为公立学校捐赠AAPI图书（第三届）
亲爱的朋友和赞助单位， 您可否考虑捐款给剑桥华人协会举办的第三届向剑桥公立学校 (CPS) 图书馆 捐赠AAPI 图书的活动？ 剑桥华人协会 (CAAC) 正在筹款购买新出版的 AAPI 作者书籍，捐赠给 17 所 公立学校图书馆。 自2021年以来，每年CPS图书馆负责人都会带领他们的团队列一份新的书单（今年是第三份），这是学校图书馆员们很希望购买的图书，全部是亚裔美国人和太平洋岛民(AAPI) 作者最近出版的书籍 。 我们相信这些书籍可以帮助在校各年级学生进一步了解亚洲和亚太裔文化。 接下来剑桥华协帮助学校筹集资金购买图书，所筹资金100%用于图书。 去年，华协为 17 所学校捐赠了 270 本新书（成本为 4282.44 美元）； 前一年，剑桥公校受捐了 770 本书，DHSP 幼儿园受捐了 70 本书，萨默维尔公立学校图书馆受捐了115 本书（总共花费 12,374 美元）。 关于前两次捐书活动的更多详细信息可以在这里看到。 我们非常感谢所有个人捐助者、支持者、企业和大学赞助单位为实现这一目标所提供的帮助！ 今年的筹款目标是为捐 500 本书筹集 8000 美元。 让我们一起努力再次把好书送到学校图书馆！ 捐款可通过以下方式进行： 目前的筹款状况可以在此网页上找到。剑桥华协CAAC 是美国国税局认可的 501(c)(3) 非营利性免税组织； EIN：87-1396154。 请访问网站了解更多详情。 欢迎公司或组织赞助我们的捐书项目。 作为致谢，公司或组织的徽标将印在每本书的藏书票上。 请参阅下面近两年的藏书票图片。 如果您有任何疑问，请通过电子邮件告知我们，cambridgecaac@gmail.com。 非常感谢您对我们社区的考虑和支持！
Year-end Fundraising for 3rd CAAC AAPI book drive
Dear friends and sponsors, Would you please consider donating to the 3rd CAAC’s AAPI book drive for Cambridge public school (CPS) libraries? The Chinese American Association of Cambridge (CAAC) is fundraising to purchase newly published AAPI author’s books to donate to the 17 CPS school libraries. Every year since 2021, the CPS Library Media Department… Continue reading Year-end Fundraising for 3rd CAAC AAPI book drive
AAPI book drive 2022/2023 for CPS – book donation summary
Cambridge Public School: $4341.66 raised ($4395.46 – $53.80 Paypal charged fees) 270 books bought and donated with the spending of $4282.44, $59.22 rolls over to 2023/2024. Somerville Public School: $1241.31 raised in 2nd AAPI book drive, the donation hasn’t been made yet so far. Cambridge book donation breakdown: Schools number of books Cost of the… Continue reading AAPI book drive 2022/2023 for CPS – book donation summary
The 3rd AAPI book drive (2023/2024) booklist
Bookplates delivered to Cambridge schools ready for applying to the donated books
The 3rd CAAC AAPI Book Drive 2023/2024 – fundraising status
New books started to arrive Cambridge school libraries
