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Bellmore-based nonprofit The Book Fairies gives out free books in Amityville
Book Fairies of Bellmore brought free books to students at Edmund W. Miles Middle School, where the kids then read to therapy dogs who came to the school from Bide-A-Wee. Videojournalist: Brittany Wait (March 12, 2013) (March 12, 2013 10:41 PM)
When Amy Zaslansky heard an anecdote about children in low-income school districts that would go to book fairs at their schools and were only able to afford erasers, it broke her heart.
Believing all students should have equal access to reading material, Zaslansky, 39, of Bellmore, set out to bridge the gap between those who have books they no longer need, and those who don’t have enough.
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