Category: Holiday

In the history of children’s books, there are few authors as beloved and oft quoted as Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. The writer, illustrator, and poet took the pen name in college, and carried it with him through advertising campaigns during the...

Halloween is over, which means the Holiday Season has begun. Regardless of how the quick onset of the holidays may make you feel, soon we will be seeing ads for video games, electronics, toys, and all manner of potential holiday gifts. At the POP Project,...

Halloween can be really predictable, or it can be one of the most exciting nights of the year. Winged bats flying at you from behind picture frames are exciting, right? We think so. One way to make the night typically predictable is to give away...

The POP Project is always available, even over the holiday season. We are here, and we’re here to help. We are always collecting books and have plenty of books to give, even through the “slow” winter months. Want to organize a holiday book drive at...

“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” –Henry Brooks Adams To celebrate National Teacher Day, I thought to share a story about one of my teachers who has touched my life. I was fortunate to have a series of teachers...

Maybe it’s wishful thinking, but the POP Project believes we helped create 20 new fans of “The Phantom Tollbooth” yesterday. Did you know that April 23 is an internationally recognized holiday? Banks don’t close, and buses don’t stop running, but readers across the U.S. and...

In 2012, the POP Project was excited to participate in the inaugural World Book Night USA by handing out copies of “The History of Love” in downtown Asheville. This year, POP is even more excited to participate for our second year. We are receiving 20...

Books make great gifts year round, of course, but the holidays provide a special opportunity to give the kind of books that make a big impression, the ones that lead to the kinds of discoveries that only great books can offer us. This isn’t the...