Changing the Narrative
with books that reflect all of our young readers

Made for Me Books wants all young people to have a diverse collection of books at home. Books that:

• reflect themselves and provide windows into other cultures;
• illuminate our true history and experiences that are not widely shared;
• are theirs to own - so they can read them over and over again.

We identify books and authors that highlight a variety of cultures and identities. And we partner with local Harlem-based groups to distribute the books.  

PLEASE DONATE NOW and help us purchase and deliver more books.  

Made for Me Books is a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization, based in Harlem, New York.  
It was founded and is led by Kavita Singh Gilchrist.

Since our founding, we have distributed 4,102 books to 1,625 young readers. Books are distributed at events in partnership with our public housing partners and other local, youth serving organizations.

Visit our EVENTS GALLERY to see photos from our book events!

Credit: Photos from Taft Houses and 1775/AK/MS Houses events were taken by Jasmina Tomic, courtesy House of SpeakEasy.

Made for Me Books has been generously funded by:



Book Donors (Year 1:  2020-21)