A Book Can Change a Story
A Book Can Change a Story
The West Philadelphia Alliance for Children (WePAC) mobilizes volunteers to reopen and staff libraries in Philadelphia public schools to bring the joy of reading to elementary-age students through high-quality, diverse collections, access to books, and story read-alouds.
WePAC’s mission is to bring the joy of reading to Philadelphia kids by reopening and staffing public school libraries. As we build back post-pandemic, we currently operate 9 school libraries, with an emphasis on cultivating representative, high-quality book collections and engaging library programming.
WePAC’s libraries are 100% volunteer run and operated. Dedicated library volunteers are at the heart of our organization’s work and model. We also couldn’t do this work without the time and energy of groups supporting our library reopenings with one-time service projects.
13
libraries reopened
(2023-2024)
1,750
students served
75
volunteers trained
P.O. Box 9981
Philadelphia, PA 19118
215-452-0333
info@wepac.org
© Copyright 2023 West Philadelphia Alliance for Children
