FREE BOOKS FOR JEWISH FAMILIES

PJ Library: Ages 0 – 8 years | PJ Our Way: Ages 9 – 12 years

Start Building Your Jewish Library

PJ Library books celebrate important aspects of Jewish culture, values and tradition and become cherished bedtime stories. The age-appropriate books are a gift to your children and will be mailed to your home once a month. All families raising Jewish children ages 0 through 8 are welcome to sign up.

Right now, over 1,000 children in the Austin area receive a free PJ Library book every month.

The PJ Library is a project of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, with generous local support from The Loewy Family, The Clifford Zeifman Family, The Meltzer Family, Shalom Austin and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation.

The Next Chapter

People often ask what comes after PJ Library. The answer is PJ Our Way, for kids ages 9-12. It is kid-driven–they choose their own books, creating a totally tailored experience based their own interests and reading level. To make the choice easier, there’s a website with summaries and author bios, along with ratings, reviews, and video trailers created by members themselves. Kids can also take polls and quizzes, participate in monthly interviews and challenges, post their own reviews, and comment on blog posts. The website also a blog for parents, where you can read about the books and find family discussion questions for each story.

GLOBAL IMPACT

Since Harold Grinspoon first sent Jewish books to 200 children in Western Massachusetts in 2005, PJ Library has grown to send free books to more than 200,000 subscribers throughout the United States and Canada. Today, PJ Library is an expanding global community linked by shared stories and values that spans across five continents and more than 620,000 subscribers.

COMMUNITY PARTNERS AROUND THE WORLD are driving the creation of local activities. These partners, which include schools, Jewish community centers, and synagogues, utilize resources from PJ Library to assist their teams in engaging families.

IN THE CLASSROOM –  in many countries, PJ Library delivers books to children through their classrooms. Whether attending a private Jewish day school in Mexico City or a public kindergarten in Tel Aviv, children can connect with Jewish traditions and values through high-quality Jewish children’s books. Children are introduced to the books in class, usually with a lesson or activity, and then take them home to keep and enjoy with their families where they continue the conversation.