Literacy & Community
Reading opens doors. Let’s open more of them together.
Since 2014, Green Mango Books has brought readers together through literacy programs, multilingual readings, school and library engagement, and community partnerships. Now we’re inviting readers everywhere to help shape what comes next.
Choose your way in
There is more than one way to build a reading community.
You don’t need to work in publishing to take part. Start as a reader, bring an idea from your school or library, or tell us what your community needs.
Readers & families
Get community news, reading invitations, thoughtful recommendations, and early notice when the online book club opens.
Join the community →Educators & librarians
Talk with us about book lists, reading conversations, virtual visits, literacy activities, and ideas designed for your readers.
Start a conversation →Community organizations
Propose a book-access project, co-hosted reading, outreach campaign, or other mission-aligned collaboration.
Propose a partnership →Community advocates
Raise your hand for future events, outreach, volunteer opportunities, or ways to bring more readers into the conversation.
Tell us you’re interested →The Green Mango Books online book club
Read widely. Talk honestly. Discover what you would have missed.
The club will bring readers together online around books worth discussing. The first selection and meeting date will be announced after we hear from enough interested readers.
Join the interest list
Be among the first to hear about the opening selection, discussion date, and other Green Mango Books community programs.
The interest list is free. We’ll send Green Mango Books community and book club updates. You can unsubscribe at any time.
What we can build together
Programs begin with real needs, not assumptions.
These are the kinds of literacy and community collaborations Green Mango Books is prepared to explore. Each project will be shaped with the participating school, library, educator, or organization.
Community readings
Live or virtual conversations that make reading social, welcoming, and easier to begin.
School & library partnerships
Reading lists, events, book-centered activities, and collaborative ideas designed around a specific group of readers.
Multilingual storytelling
Programs that respect language and cultural connection while helping families experience stories together.
Book-access projects
Partnership-led efforts that connect books with communities where access, visibility, or participation needs support.
A record of showing up
This work did not begin with a website.
Green Mango Books’ community history includes the Reading Action Program, multilingual readings, school and library engagement, media appearances, and the Yellow Boat Project collaboration.
Partner with Green Mango Books
Bring us the need. We’ll explore the right program together.
Schools, libraries, educators, literacy groups, community organizations, and mission-aligned businesses may contact Green Mango Books with a specific audience, need, or project idea.
Community questions
Before you join or reach out.
Is the online book club open now?
The interest list is open now. Green Mango Books will announce the first selection and virtual discussion date after confirming enough reader interest and a workable schedule.
Does it cost anything to join the interest list?
No. Joining the interest list is free and does not require a purchase.
Who can propose a literacy or community partnership?
Schools, libraries, educators, literacy groups, community organizations, and mission-aligned businesses are welcome to contact us. A submission starts a conversation and does not guarantee that a program can be scheduled.
Are Green Mango Books programs limited to Mississippi?
Green Mango Books is based in Jackson, Mississippi, and serves readers throughout the United States. Some collaborations may be virtual, while location-specific activities will depend on the project and participating partners.
Can I make a charitable donation through this page?
Not at this time. Green Mango Books does not present purchases or payments as tax-deductible charitable contributions. Any future giving initiative will identify the participating organization, the purpose, and how the program works before funds are accepted.
Your invitation is open
Every reading community starts with someone deciding to take part.
Join the interest list, bring us a partnership idea, or simply stay close as Green Mango Books begins its next chapter of literacy and community work.