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Get Our Bookmobile Rolling!

Help us create a bookmobile to bring social justice and environmental books to children and youth around the Bay Area!

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Get Our Bookmobile Rolling!

Get Our Bookmobile Rolling!

Get Our Bookmobile Rolling!

Get Our Bookmobile Rolling!

Get Our Bookmobile Rolling!

Help us create a bookmobile to bring social justice and environmental books to children and youth around the Bay Area!

Help us create a bookmobile to bring social justice and environmental books to children and youth around the Bay Area!

Help us create a bookmobile to bring social justice and environmental books to children and youth around the Bay Area!

Help us create a bookmobile to bring social justice and environmental books to children and youth around the Bay Area!

Chloe Delafield
Chloe Delafield
Chloe Delafield
Chloe Delafield
1 Campaign |
Oakland, United States
$6,100 USD 107 backers
21% of $28,500 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

WHO WE ARE:

Green Branch is an Oakland-based mobile children's library dedicated to social justice and the environment. We provide books and other materials for young people, and their families and educators in an exciting space where ideas are shared.

We have existed as a pop-up reading room for two summers, and are currently raising funds so we can buy a bookmobile. We hope that by sharing our materials, we can support and cultivate a new generation of community leaders in the Bay Area.

Please donate what you can to make this project a reality! We are a registered nonprofit organization, and all donations are tax-deductible. Green Branch is entirely volunteer-run.

OUR FUNDRAISING GOAL:

Every penny from this Indiegogo fundraiser will go towards purchasing a used vehicle, remodeling it, and funding its ongoing maintenance, insurance, and permit expenses. Our vision is an Airstream trailer, like the one below, towed by an environmentally-responsible truck. We hope to find a diesel truck that we can run with biodiesel. The ambitious goal of $28,500 includes all of these expenses. We estimate in this current market that a used trailer and truck will cost between $10,000-25,000. Staff, supplies, and programming expenses are estimated at $5000.


Thus far we have been setting up a pop-up tent at local farmers' markets. A trailer would allow for much easier set-up, as well as a broader range to our outreach. Here are some photos of us in action, sharing cool books with kids in Oakland and Berkeley in our pop-up reading room. 

OUR MISSION:

Our books focus on many social justice and environmental issues that surely you care about too: immigrant life, anti-racism, environmentalism, animal rights, activism, community engagement, feminism, LGBT rights, civil liberties, globalization and global human rights, transportation alternatives, the prison-industrial complex, capitalism, militarism, war and peace studies…You've probably heard of The Lorax, And Tango Makes Two, Tar Beach, The Snowy Day, Ferdinand- all of these popular children's books touch upon themes that we love.

We want kids to engage with our books and become inspired to make positive changes in the world. We are working with community partners to reach out to schools, community centers, and libraries. 

WHY WE NEED YOUR HELP:

Please donate to our project so we can help grow a new generation of change-makers.

Our next big step is transitioning from a pop-up tent to a super-accessible bookmobile. Our Radical Reading Room pop-up model was a fantastic debut into the community, but the bookmobile will allow us to reach many more children all over the Bay Area. At the farmers' markets, we were unable to lend out our collection or offer adequate space for workshops and campaign planning. Our vision is bigger than that.

We have the books and resources; we just need an efficient way to get out there and disseminate. The bookmobile will let us have a consistent presence at multiple sites, including schools, after-school programs, youth groups, libraries, and much more. We will be able to set up a regular schedule with each site that will allow book-lending and movement-building.

Our bookmobile will allow us to fully actualize our mission of providing a dynamic space that takes the traditional model of a public library and infuses it with new life for a new generation of readers. It is a simple idea with a potentially major impact: igniting in children an interest in books by providing culturally relevant reading materials, strengthening leadership skills, and inspiring young activists to engage in their communities. 

Please support us today, and get an awesome perk and some great karma!


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Art sticker

$5 USD
Our talented video artist is creating an original design that will be featured on many of our perks, including stickers, bookmarks, T-shirts, and prints.
Estimated Shipping
March 2014
6 claimed

Art bookmark

$10 USD
Our talented video artist is creating an original design that will be featured on many of our perks, including stickers, bookmarks, T-shirts, and prints.
Estimated Shipping
March 2014
12 claimed

Vanilla Sugar

$35 USD
This treat is a wonderful addition to coffee, tea, your morning bowl of oatmeal, or any recipe you want to enhance with gourmet vanilla flavor! Organic Cane Sugar infused with Vanilla Beans and Pure Ground Vanilla Powder. Sustainably sourced from farmer cooperatives in Madagascar and locally packaged. Grown under organic conditions.
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March 2014
Only 1 left

T-shirt, onesie, or tote bag

$75 USD
Our talented video artist is creating an original design that will be featured on many of our perks, including stickers, bookmarks, T-shirts, and prints. Plus we'll put your name in a book in our library!
Estimated Shipping
March 2014
10 claimed

Silkscreen print

$100 USD
Our talented video artist is creating an original design that will be featured on many of our perks, including stickers, bookmarks, T-shirts, and prints. Plus we'll put your name in a book in our library!
8 claimed

Vanilla Gift Set

$100 USD
Vanilla extract, pure ground vanilla, and vanilla beans for all your aromatic cooking needs. Sustainably sourced from farmer cooperatives in Madagascar and locally packaged. Grown under organic conditions.
Estimated Shipping
March 2014
2 out of 12 of claimed

Personal bookmobile shelf

$200 USD
We'll name a shelf in our bookmobile after you (or give it a name of your choosing). Plus you can choose any one of the above perks.
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March 2014
1 out of 20 of claimed

4 VIP event tickets

$250 USD
You'll get 4 VIP tickets to our spring event. We can't give all the details yet, but it will be super fun for kids and grown-ups. We think there may be cartooning involved...Plus we'll name a shelf in our bookmobile after you.
Estimated Shipping
March 2014
0 out of 4 of claimed

Social justice kids' party

$500 USD
Green Branch will come to you with a reading room setup (90 minutes) and books and activities tailored to the crowd's ages and interests. Plus we'll name a shelf in our bookmobile after you. Must be in the Bay Area.
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March 2014
0 out of 4 of claimed

Signed/framed art print

$500 USD
We'll have a few to choose from, signed by the artist and beautifully framed. Plus we'll name a shelf in our bookmobile after you.
1 out of 15 of claimed

Prince Luke kids' party

$1,000 USD
Prince Luke (princeluke.moonfruit.com) offers an awesome one-hour show that includes magic/puppet show/storytelling and games, face paint, or balloons. Must be in the Bay Area.
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March 2014
0 out of 1 of claimed

Choose our design!

$1,000 USD
You get to help choose/design what gets painted on the side of our bookmobile. Plus all the above perks up to the $250 level.
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March 2014
0 out of 4 of claimed

King/queen of the bookmobile!

$5,000 USD
You get your name painted on the side of the bookmobile so everyone in town knows how awesome you are! Plus all of the perks up to the $500 level.
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March 2014
0 out of 2 of claimed
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Copy of A IS FOR ACTIVIST

$35 USD
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March 2014
8 out of 8 of claimed

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