Collaboration alert! The Tucson Tome Gnome is partnering with our friends at Humane Borders over the next few weeks on two bookish events! First up (and coming tomorrow, October 26!), we are partnering with Humane Borders on an immigration and border-themed bookish scavenger hunt! Tomorrow we’ll be hiding 16 books all over Tucson — two…
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Banned Books Weeks… and Fundraising for 2026!
Hi Folks. We hate that we have to talk about this (and “celebrate” it every year), but Banned Books Week is coming up, October 5-11, 2025. Every year, highlighting this issue becomes increasingly important, as book banning continues to rise. The theme this year is “Censorship Is So 1984 — Read for Your Rights.” If…
Summer Reading 2025!
We have an exciting announcement! This summer, the Tucson Tome Gnome is teaming up with our friends at the Tucson Spotlight to host a summer reading club for adults! We aim to bring back the joy of childhood reading programs, with prizes, book bingo, and local bookstore love, all summer long. Feeling nostalgic for tracking…
What we’re proud of this week: Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency!
We have some exciting news! Tucson Tome Gnome has recently been recognized by Candid with the Platinum Seal of Transparency, the highest level of recognition offered by Candid for nonprofit organizations based on their transparency and accountability. It signifies that an organization (like ours!) has shared significant information with the public, including details about its…
Hiding all the books (and congratulations are in order!)
Friends: Last weekend, we had a blast hiding some books in partnership with our friends at the Tucson Spotlight! We hid 4 copies of each of the following 3 books to help build some hype up for the Tucson Festival of Books (all three of these authors will be joining us at the festival, so…
So many book hiding events!
Friends: Last weekend, we had a blast hiding some books at #ThisIsTucson’s Tucson Together Market! We also hosted a table, sold some merch, ate some tasty food, and spoke with so many amazing bookish people (many of you might be reading this now – – – welcome to our blog, and thank you for signing…
42nd Tome Giveaway, a fundraising update, and MORE upcoming events!
Ok, to start, we are so excited to announce that this week, we met (and exceeded!!!) our $10K fundraising goal for 2025! We wouldn’t be here without the generosity of all of you, and one of our incredibly kind, long-time supporters (hi Max McCauslin!) made an amazing contribution this week that launched us over the…
41st Tome Giveaway – and another book-hiding weekend!
Before we jump into sharing an update on last weekend’s first book-hiding adventure of the new year, we’re here to remind you that we’re currently raising money to fund book-hiding this year – and we need your help! Once we hit our $10K goal, anyone who donated $100 or more to the fundraiser will be…
Happy (Almost) New Year, and a Year-End Ask
Can you all believe that 2024 is almost over? 2025 is coming quickly, and we are feeling hopeful (but also realistic…) about what the new year might bring. After the election in November, we published this post, reaffirming that we are here, we aren’t planning on going anywhere, and we will continue to support and…
Giving Tuesday – And Gratitude to The Booktender!
Friends: If you receive emails or text messages from your favorite nonprofits, then you know that Giving Tuesday is tomorrow (Tuesday, December 3, 2024)! Have you all been inundated with messages yet? I know I have. But, here we are, tossing ourselves into the fray 😉 Even though we’ll likely be drowned out by a…
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