Spring for Street Books: Growing Support for a Community of Care
Spring Campaign: April 23rd - May 31st
Help us reach our $20,000 goal! Or help us meet our aim of 50 new monthly subscribers. All donations matched through May 31st!
“During the seven years I lived on the street I was able to check out library books from the Street Books librarians. Now that I’m in an apartment, I am happy to donate to your cause. Having access to books saved my life. Thank you.
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Beginning April 23rd and running through May 31st, Street Books is inviting our community to support our important work and the big impact we have on our community with generous support and by signing up to become a monthly, sustaining donor! Monthly donations (regular donations from a credit card or Paypal that happen automatically on the same day each month at the same time) help Street Books enormously all year round.
Thank you for considering becoming a monthly donor for Street Books. Our goal is 50 new monthly sustaining gift members by the end of May and $20,000 in total support. If you are already a monthly sustaining donor, thank you!! Help us build a community of care in Portland by Springing for Street Books today - thank you!
Plus! We are so grateful to partner with a group of generous bookstores, restaurants and bike shops we love, throughout May to help us build community through books and care that is so important to our City. See the list below for all the good ways you can support Street Books. We feel so lucky and are incredibly grateful for this support! Please support these business partners and support Street Books while you do!
Up, Up Books, 1211 SE Stark Street, will host our kick-off event Tuesday April 23rd 6-8pm - Speaking Up: A Spoken Word Showcase and Fundraiser for Street Books.
Always Here Books 3808 N Williams Ave Ste #114 (a queer and neurodivergent-owned bookstore), will receive donations and feature Street Books in their store and social media throughout May.
Annie Bloom’s Books, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, in addition to helping people buy books for Street Books patrons all year, will donate proceeds to us on Independent Bookstore Day (Saturday 4/27 - just mention Street Books in your online or in-store purchases on that day!) AND they will be raffling a Street Books’ sweatshirt and signed copy of Loaners: The Making of a Street Library throughout May!
Books with Pictures, 1401 SE Division St, will accept donations and feature Street Books in their store and social media throughout May.
Broadway Books, 1714 NE Broadway, will do a percentage of all sales to Street Books on Independent Bookstore Day, Saturday, April 27th, and will be accepting donations and handing out Street Books information throughout May.
Melville Books, 2827 NE Alberta Street will accept donations, feature Street Books in their store and social media through May 31st. They will also donate part of proceeds from their annual Spring Cleaning Sale, April 26-28th.
Metropolis Cycles, 2249 N. Williams Avenue will feature Street Books in their store and social media throughout May.
Mother Foucault's Bookshop, 523 SE Morrison Street, will accept donations and feature Street Books in their store and social media throughout May.
Parallel Worlds Bookshop, 2639 NE Alberta Street, will donate 15% of all sales on Saturday May 11th and Sunday May 12th to Street Books and will be accepting donations and handing out Street Books information throughout May.
Revolutions Bookshop, 8713 N Lombard. Will donate 10% of all sales the week of April 22nd - 30th to Street Books and will be a drop-off spot for book donations (please see list of most requested/needed types of books and supplies here - thank you!).
Rose City Book Pub, 1329 Northeast Fremont St. will donate 20% of all proceeds to Street Books when people say "We're with Street Books!" on Tuesday, May 21st from noon to Midnight! There will also be fun activities throughout the day and lots of good Street Books folks present. See you at the Rose City Book Pub!
Splendid Cycles, 407 SE Ivon St. will feature Street Books in their store and social media throughout May.
Spoke and Word Books, 10863 SE Main St. Milwaukie, will be accepting donations and handing out Street Books information throughout May.
Stacks Coffee House, 1831 N Killingsworth Street, will receive donations and feature Street Books in their store and social media throughout May.
Tin Shed Garden Cafe, 1438 NE Alberta Street, will feature Street Books’ good work and Spring Campaign on table tops, in social media and throughout their amazing restaurant!
Thank you to Microcosm Publishing 2753 N. Williams Avenue for sharing the importance of Street Books with their friends on social media throughout May!
Thank you to LitHub for running an excerpt from Loaners and sharing our Spring Campaign with their readers.
Thank you to Powells Books for displaying Loaners during May, and spreading the word on our Spring Campaign.
Thank you rad, amazing partner businesses for your support of Street Books!