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Ms. Lani from Oakland, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building a Bilingual Library that Reflects my Students

Help me give my students a diverse bilingual library and sturdier book boxes to organize the books they already love!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Lani's classroom raised $1,159

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

My students are a brilliant, fun, and enthusiastic group of bilingual Spanish students with a love for reading and diverse stories! They get excited to read each day and we love to share in read alouds and talk about our books constantly. They make learning fun!

My Project

In my third grade classroom, we talk about mirror books and window books and the importance of both in our reading lives. Mirror books remind us of our own lives and experiences and make us feel less alone. Window books offer a “window” into the lives of those with different experiences than our own. Both are important for a rich and balanced reading life. I would love to be able to build a library with many more books in Spanish for my students, that reflect not only their language but also their cultural backgrounds and experiences. I would also like to be able to purchase more chapter books. There are so many diverse and incredible authors that I know my children would love and that would enrich their reading lives. We are also in need of sturdier book boxes to organize our library as many of the ones we have are constantly falling over and have made our library difficult to navigate.

Ms. Lani Melrose Leadership Academy - Maxwell Grades 3-5

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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.

Oakland, CA View local requests

More than 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

44 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Authentic Spanish Language Collection- Grade 3 (28 Books) • AKJ Education $311.36 1 $311.36
BX700X - Heavy-Duty Book Bins - Set of 6 Colors • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 3 $179.97
7 Book Bundle for Ages 4-8 • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $90.00 1 $90.00
Gaither Sisters Trilogy Box Set • MahoganyBooks $21.57 1 $21.57
Fearless Trailblazers 11 Latinos Who Made US History • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
The Day You Begin • MahoganyBooks $17.10 1 $17.10
The 1619 Project: Born on the Water • MahoganyBooks $17.09 1 $17.09
The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Fast Pitch • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
I Am Every Good Thing • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Tallulah the Tooth Fairy CEO • MahoganyBooks $15.30 1 $15.30
Black Boy Joy • MahoganyBooks $15.29 1 $15.29
Clean Getaway • MahoganyBooks $15.29 1 $15.29
Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You • MahoganyBooks $14.39 1 $14.39
Brown Girl Dreaming • MahoganyBooks $9.89 1 $9.89
Rebound (The Crossover Series) • MahoganyBooks $8.99 1 $8.99
Max and the Tag-Along Moon • MahoganyBooks $8.09 1 $8.09
Esperanza renace Spanish Edition • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $8.00 1 $8.00
Vamanos Series Bogota • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $8.00 1 $8.00
Patina (Track #2) • MahoganyBooks $7.19 1 $7.19
Lu (Track #4) • MahoganyBooks $7.19 1 $7.19
One Crazy Summer • MahoganyBooks $7.19 1 $7.19
Sunny (Track #3) • MahoganyBooks $7.19 1 $7.19
Ghost (Track #1) (PB) • MahoganyBooks $7.19 1 $7.19

Materials cost

$859.04

Vendor shipping charges

 $15.57

Sales tax

 $67.26

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.89

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$984.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$173.78

Total project goal

$1,158.54

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,158.54

1 Donor

-$231.70

Donations toward project cost

-$196.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.75

match offer

-$926.84

Match offer toward project cost

-$787.81

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$139.03

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