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HIDDEN GEMS on THE TODAY SHOW
“...countless lives have been touched by their service. They are an organization that we should all look for and try to help out!”
Jenna Bush Hager, The Today Show with Hoda and Jenna
AS FEATURED ON
![Hidden Gems, Non-profit book store on Fox Business.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a15b24_ab9a3e25b76d423c910d782d3a4bff10~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_149,h_147,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/fox-business-network-fox-news-logo-television-png-favpng-ngJ0fXvgAhTCd1qqi7SSMygi1_edited_.png)
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What We Do
We aim to increase literacy by making reading fun for all ages, and providing free books for those who need it most.
![Kaila Boulware, founder of non-profit bookstore, arranges a display of free books at a local black-owned art gallery.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a15b24_3b579163d2df4094a215b4d4fb296af5~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_120,y_0,w_720,h_720/fill/w_120,h_120,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/kaila%20books%202.jpg)
Donation-based bookstore
Our bookstore is open Monday - Thursday from 12PM to 7PM
inside of Above Art Studios art gallery. Everything is donation-based, and we carry all genres.
![Non-profit book store sharing free books with students in Middlesex County College.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a15b24_b0fa2dfa286445cbbaad5f6df76b9b92~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_256,y_0,w_1536,h_1536/fill/w_120,h_120,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/348359332_1676426312822353_8983817792999604408_n.jpg)
Literary Programming for
Schools
We provide engaging, educational, literary programming for school-aged children and young adults, making reading fun, and providing resources for students to take with them for the rest of their lives.
![Blue and yellow promotional flier for non-profit book store's campain to fund and build a book mobile.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a15b24_067bf72c9c794c4296718e8cc083ffb8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_120,h_120,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/6000%20miles%20of%20giving.jpg)
Nationwide Free Book Tour
Every Year
Please click the donate button and support our next tour, April 2024 from NJ to California, and our goal to create America's Free Book Mobile.