Access Books received a grant for their Meet the Author program. The grant will provide for two author visits at two low-income elementary schools in Los Angeles (250 students per visit, 500 total). A children’s author will read their book and talk about their work and lives and answer questions. The mission of Access Books is to provide high interest reading material to underserved children in Los Angeles by providing low-income neighborhoods with a warm and welcoming school or community library. Their purpose is to support childhood literacy by making book donations directly to students and to facilitate events around the love of reading. Access Books received a grant from the Leo Buscaglia Foundation in 2019.