Made for Me Books
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 all of our 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 the diversity of stories across Black, Indigenous, Latino, Asian, African and Middle Eastern cultures so that all of our experiences and histories are more widely known.

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 2020, we have distributed 5,175 books to 2,009 young readers.
We distribute books at our own events and at events in partnership with public housing developments and other neighborhood 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)