Keep Storytime Free!
- Raised
- $5,000
- Goal
- $100,000
You can fall in love with reading, at any age. It just has to meet you where you are.
Storyland Collective brings free, joyful storytimes to the places families already gather: parks, markets, bookstores, festivals, even a Valkyries game. We read picture books on our storytime rug, craft together, and send families home with new books. Every event features local authors and artists, and every storytime is free.
Schools and libraries open the door to reading. Storyland makes sure families walk through it together.
What we built in 2026
- 300+ families joined our Bookout summer series
- 150 free books went home with kids and caregivers
- 18 local businesses and community organizations collaborated with us, including Marcus Books (America's oldest Black-owned bookstore), Oakland Public Library, and Golden State Valkyries
- 14 local authors and teaching artists were paid for sharing their craft
- Mayor Barbara Lee read on our storytime rug at the Bookout Block Party
What your gift builds in 2027
- Storytime stays free, with at least one open-to-everyone event every month
- A new book for every family who comes
- Increasing what we pay the authors and artists who lead storytime
- More ways for caregivers to read aloud with confidence, alongside their kids
- Experimenting with live streamed storytime, so families anywhere can pull up a seat
- A small team that can keep this going for years to come
Not in Oakland? You’re still part of our story.
Some of our earliest supporters have never sat on our storytime rug. They give because they believe every kid deserves to grow up loving to read, wherever they live. Storyland is rooted in the Bay, but we’re building a model for joyful, community-powered reading that any neighborhood can borrow.
Our goal is to raise $100,000 by December 31, 2026. Every gift counts, and many employers match. Storyland Collective is fiscally sponsored by Intersection for the Arts, a 501(c)(3), so your gift is tax-deductible.
Thank you for believing reading should feel like a celebration!