Tell Asheville that books are important to you! Big books. Little books. Books for children. Even banned and challenged books. Join The POP Project this fall for the “Paint the Town REaD” fundraiser and read-a-thon. Read from your favorite banned or challenged books at Vance...
You Can Go Home Again – POP’s New Flex Project Prepares Books for People Placed in New HousingYou Can Go Home Again – POP’s New Flex Project Prepares Books for People Placed in New Housing
The POP Project has created a new monthly volunteer opportunity in conjunction with Hands On Asheville-Buncombe. Called “Homeward Books,” the program will create book packages for people recently placed in new housing by our fellow nonprofit, Homeward Bound of Asheville. On the second Monday of...
Are You a Literary Crime Solver?Are You a Literary Crime Solver?
Asheville’s hottest literary mystery has never been solved, but maybe you can help! The Thomas Wolfe House burned down in the early morning hours of July 24, 1998. The Asheville Fire Department swept in and quickly distinguished the fire, but not before irreplaceable antiques were...
Read-cycle Your Children’s Books with Hands On!Read-cycle Your Children’s Books with Hands On!
Did you know that 61% of low-income families have NO books at all in their homes for their children? Help make a difference! Donate your outgrown children’s books to the Read-cycle! program organized by Hands On Asheville Buncombe. The POP Project will put the books...
WNC AdGuild Likes NonprofitsWNC AdGuild Likes Nonprofits
Local advertising network, WNC AdGuild, recently reported that since their launch in late March 2012, the network has served over 250,000 ad impressions for nonprofit organizations. The POP Project is proud to be a member of the AdGuild, and to take a good sized chunk...
When You’re with POP, Sometimes Books Almost Literally Fall at Your FeetWhen You’re with POP, Sometimes Books Almost Literally Fall at Your Feet
Last Spring, the POP Project paired up local filmmaker Ross Dillon of Roscomax Productions to create our very first YouTube video. The concept was simple. Let’s take a few boxes of books around downtown Asheville, NC, and set them up like dominoes. In practice, books...
Congrats to Jim, POP Project’s Executive Director!Congrats to Jim, POP Project’s Executive Director!
The POP Project wants to extend our congratulations to Jim MacKenzie, our executive director! Jim was recently nominated to receive one of the inaugural “40 Under Forty” awards from the Biltmore Beacon and Mountaineer Publishing Company. The awards recognize 40 people in the Asheville community...
World Book Night Inspires Readers and GiversWorld Book Night Inspires Readers and Givers
World Book Night is an annual celebration of reading and books during which tens of thousands of people share books with others in their communities. Held on April 23, the anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth and death, the purpose of World Book Night is to spread...