February 2025
Our beginning
Our founder, Madeleine Chin, is a young author who wants to make an immediate and direct impact to help kids find their joy for reading and writing. She started Mindful Reading with a mission to increase literacy in children.
March 2025
Book donation - P.S. 15 Jackie Robinson
Donated 250 books to fifth grade classroom.
April 2025
Book donation - Brook Avenue Elementary
Donated 350 books to second grade classroom.
Book donation - P.S. 37 Cynthia Jenkins
Donated 210 books to fourth and fifth grade classrooms.
Library of Congress - Surplus Books Program
Brought back many books for donations.
Book donation - Ronald McDonald House Charities
Donated 3 brand new sets total of 108 books.
Meeting with Book Fairies
Had the opportunity to meet the program director, Sherry.
Book donation - P.S. 120
Donated 315 books to second grade classroom.
Book delivery from Book Fairies
Thank you Book Fairies for these wonderful books!
Career Day at P.S. 15
Madeleine, our founder and author, spoke to the entire elementary school about her writing journey and what her two novels are about. What an honor! Huge thank you to all the students and faculty for being so supportive! We also donated 208 books from Book Fairies.
May 2025
June 2025
Author Visit at P.S. 164
Madeleine spoke to 6 classrooms from first grade to third grade. The students were very curious to learn about her writing journey. It was so fun engaging with them! We also donated 450 books from Book Fairies.
Author Visit at P.S. 312Q
Madeleine spoke to the entire school with 14 classrooms from kindergarten to fifth grade rotating between 5 sessions. The kids were so happy to receive the 710 books we donated. The smiles on all of their faces made it a very memorable experience.
Check out the school's reel!
First pop-up reading corner
The event was a great success! It drew in families and young readers eager to explore new books. We met many children who were so happy to pick out books they like and bring them home.
Second pop-up reading corner
The children were all smiles browsing through titles when they won raffle to bring home free books. It was like a mini treasure hunt right in the park.
Third pop-up reading corner
Another successful pop-up reading corner! Glad the light rain didn't ruin the fun. Really enjoyed seeing the children going through our collection to pick books to read at the park as well as bringing them home.
Book delivery from Library of Congress
Many thanks to Congressman Tom Suozzi and his staff, Victoria, for supporting our mission by delivering books from Library of Congress Surplus Books Program! We are truly grateful for this incredible effort.
July 2025
August 2025
New initiative: AAPI Stories for Kids
We launched a new project to donate books by AAPI authors and with AAPI characters to schools, libraries and community organizations. It's our goal to increase access to books where kids can see themselves in the story.