Penguin Random House Book Rich Environments Program Expansion

September 11, 2025 Marcus Rodriguez Entertainment
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Original source: global.penguinrandomhouse.com

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book Rich Environments (BRE) Program Impact: In 2025, the program distributed 304,655 free books, bringing the⁤ total distributed since ‍2017 to ⁤2.6 million.
 Reach: The program has reached over 1 million young people and their families through ⁢over 5,600 book giveaway events.
partnerships: BRE works with ⁣local public housing authorities, libraries, and literacy organizations.
 Expansion: ⁣In ‍2025, the program expanded to ⁢include two new sites in rural communities and states with high rates of book banning.
New Sites: The new⁤ sites are in barnwell,South Carolina,and another location (the text is cut off before⁤ the second location‍ is named).
 Events Highlighted: The text ⁢mentions⁤ a book giveaway with the Brooklyn Public Library in Gowanus, NY (photo by Beowulf Sheehan) and a book signing event with a National Book Award winner (photo by HCFL).

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