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BOOKEM CREATES A MORE LITERATE NASHVILLE and IGNITES CHILDRENS PASSION for READING THROUGH BOOK OWNERSHIP and ENTHUSIASTIC VOLUNTEERS. SEE SCHEDULE O. BOOKEM ENVISIONS A FUTURE IN NASHVILLE WHERE ALL CHILDREN OWN BOOKS and KNOW FIRST-HAND THE JOY and VALUE of READING.OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY is SERVING NASHVILLES ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN DURING THEIR PRESCHOOL and ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YEARS. WE BELIEVE THAT DEVELOPING STRONG LITERACY SKILLS FROM AN EARLY AGE is ESSENTIAL for ACADEMIC and LIFELONG SUCCESS. BOOKEM PROVIDES VITAL LITERACY SUPPORT IN THE FORM of BOOKS and READING ROLE MODELS, SO THAT NASHVILLES UNDER-SERVED CHILDREN CAN BUILD THEIR LITERACY SKILLS.-A SINGLE BOOK for A CHILD MAKES A DIFFERENCE.-OUR BOARD and STAFF ARE ACTIVELY COMMITTED to OUR MISSION.-DONORS of BOOKS, TIME and MONEY ARE ESSENTIAL to OUR MISSION.-EFFICIENCY WILL BEST MEET OUR MISSION.-WORKING WITH OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY MAKES US BETTER.