College of New Jersey: Freedom Reader - Alumnus Larry Abrams Wins MLK Award for Getting Books Into Kids' Hands
February 09, 2021
February 09, 2021
EWING, New Jersey, Feb. 9 -- The College of New Jersey issued the following news:
That question tugged at Larry Abrams MAT '01 as a young teacher in Lindenwold, New Jersey, when he learned that many students in his economically disadvantaged district didn't have access to books at home. And that question became his motivation with BookSmiles, a labor of love -- and necessity -- he started in 2017.
BookSmiles, his nonprofit based in Cherry Hill, has a simple mi . . .
That question tugged at Larry Abrams MAT '01 as a young teacher in Lindenwold, New Jersey, when he learned that many students in his economically disadvantaged district didn't have access to books at home. And that question became his motivation with BookSmiles, a labor of love -- and necessity -- he started in 2017.
BookSmiles, his nonprofit based in Cherry Hill, has a simple mi . . .