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Ms. Mae from New Town, ND is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Shelf for Every Story: Help Us Build Readers!

Help me give my students bookshelves so they can access diverse, engaging, and age-appropriate reading materials that will support their literacy growth and foster a lifelong love of reading.

  • $640 goal

This project expired on September 5, 2025.

This project expired on September 5, 2025.

My Project

My students at my school are some of the most thoughtful and caring young people I’ve had the privilege to teach. They care deeply—not just about their own futures, but about each other’s well-being and the community around them. Many of them have a natural love for reading and an eagerness to learn. They ask big questions, think deeply about the world, and are always looking for ways to grow.

Your support will help make our classroom an even better space for young minds to think, dream, and thrive.

Each resource we add helps them take ownership of their learning. A dedicated bookshelf filled with accessible, diverse, and engaging texts allows my students to explore their interests, build confidence in their reading skills, and develop empathy by seeing life through the eyes of others. It gives our books a proper home—a place of honor—where students can see that reading is not just something we do, but something we value.

That’s why having a book/display shelf in our classroom matters so much.

Ms. Mae New Town Junior Senior High School Grades 6-8

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

160 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Shintenchi 2-Tier Bookshelf: Tall Industrial Bookcase for Living Room/Home/Office, Modern Book Holder with Storage Rack Shelves - White • Amazon Business $119.67 4 $478.68

Materials cost

$478.68

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $27.76

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.18

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$543.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$95.93

Total project goal

$639.55

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