This committee coordinates the annual HBA book drive among law firms, corporations and individuals and conducts readings to Harris County elementary schools for Constitution Day and Law Day.
2024-2025 Co-Chairs:
Keri Brown, Baker Botts L.L.P.
Boyd Hoekel, Quadros Migl & Crosby PLLC
Michele Oncken, Harris County District Attorney's Office
For more information on this committee, contact HBA Projects and Events Director Bonnie Simmons at bonnies@hba.org or (346) 471-3418.
2024 HBA Book Drive
The Book Drive will run throughout September, collecting children's books suitable for babies, elementary, middle, and high school students. Your donations will help inspire young readers and support their education.
2024 HBA Constitution Day Reading Program, September 17
Little Free Libraries Restocked for the Summer
On July 19, HBA Lawyers for Literacy Committee liaisons, Georgina Peña and Bonnie Simmons, dedicated their day to restocking ten of the HBA Little Free Libraries throughout the Houston area, just in time for summer reading. These libraries were installed by the HBA Lawyers for Literacy Committee in communities that have little to no access to books. All of the books are new and appropriate for youth ages 0-teen with a focus on diversity and bilingual books. These particular libraries encourage youth to take books home to keep as their own with no obligation to return or exchange the book.
Volunteers Restock Two Local Little Free Libraries
Members and their families joined together to volunteer and restock two of our Little Free Libraries in their local neighborhoods. We are so appreciative!
As summer begins, many young students may be diving into summer reading. To support this, we will be restocking all Little Free Libraries this summer!
30th Annual HBA Book Drive
Missed the 30th Annual Book Drive? Monetary Donations are still Welcome!
Your donation helps us purchase new children's books for as low as $1.35/book through our membership with First Book Marketplace. These help us stock our Little Free Libraries and go to elementary school book fairs through Books Between Kids, where kids can pick out six free books to take home.
Thank you to Memorial Elementary for your donations to the 30th Annual Book Drive
See photos below of the students enjoying a pizza party as a thanks for all of their hard work!
Thank you to all who donated to the drive!
Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing PLLC
Akerman LLP
Alvarez Stauffer Bremer PLLC
Andrews Myers, PC Women's Initiative
BakerHostetler
Martin Beirne
Jonathan Bickham
Ashley Black
Bracewell LLP
Lisa Brockway
Cameron Allen Byrd
Andrea Chan
Brittany Cooperrider
Corebridge Financial, Inc.
Crain, Caton & James, P.C.
Amy Dinn
Mynde Eisen
Harding Erwin
Fogler, Brar, O’Neil & Gray LLP
Gibbs & Bruns LLP
Gibson Dunn
Harold
Harris County Robert W. Hainsworth Law Library
John Reid Hawkins
Joyce Helfman
Hicks Thomas
Catherine Hounfodji
Hunton Andrews Kurth
Huttu Family & The Mendel Law Firm, L.P.
- in memory of Vivien Schwab
Amy Hwan
Veronica F. Jacobs
Allison H. Jones
Jordan Lynch & Cancienne PLLC
King & Spalding
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
The Knauth Family
Lanier Law Firm
Lone Star Legal Aid
Karen Lukin
Elian Macias
Necitha Madison
Christian Mahre
Carin Marcussen
Mayer Brown
Memorial Elementary School
Peckar & Abramson
Porter Hedges LLP
Mary Lou Rainey
Rapp & Krock, PC
Barrett Reasoner
Hollie Reiminger
Rusty Hardin & Associates, P.C.
Smyser Kaplan
South Texas College of Law Houston
Christina Stone
Jacqui Stump
Swanson Law Firm, PLLC
Tapal Law PLLC
Kasey Todd
Dominique Varner
Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Thank you to all of the individuals who helped sort all of our donated books!
Robert Arthur
Patrice Barron
Christie Cardon
Sean Cichowski
Amanda Cooley
Kaylann Dunn
Victoria Gipson
Angela Graves
Boyd Hoekel
Farrah Lang
Carin Marcussen
Zach Monty
Emily Smith
Kara Stauffer
Amy Tomlinson
2023 HBA Constitution Day Reading Program
Click here to see results and photos!