Giving Tuesday and why book donation is important throughout the whole year.

Tam Silverman November 18th, 2025 As On the Same Page continues to campaign for an accessible library in the Beethoven Ohrenberger School, we have to pay major attention to the political climate that surrounds the schools here in Boston. Luckily, Mayor Wu did a condensed and accessible review of the state of Boston public schools in her 2025 State of the Schools Address . Here are some highlighted challenges, successes, and goals the greater Boston community faces recapp

Tam Silverman November 4th, 2025 Here at On the Same Page, we’re all about bringing books to kids who deserve them. If you’re feeling inspired by the work that we do, but aren’t located nearby, why not start a free little library in your community?  Perhaps you’ve seen them dotted around your city as you walk by. Usually situated on a sidewalk or near a park, these little libraries have a “give or take” model that allows people to give their old books in exchange for some new

What is the impact of On the Same Page Boston, and what are we aiming to do?

To view this article with historical photos, please view the article as a pdf here On the Same Page Boston: A Chapter-by-Chapter History...

On The Same Page Boston is excited to announce that your donations have accumulated to over two thousand books that will be donated to...

A poem by Nirvana Ragland

How a class project grew into a statewide movement

It’s no secret that reading skills are critical to functioning in our fast-paced society. From exit signs to tax documents to...

Kindergarten : Tikki Tikki Tembo, Arlene Mosel  Tikki Tikki Tembo is a beautifully and intricately illustrated fictional children’s book...

Reading levels are a great place to start when looking for a new book!

As the librarian at North America’s oldest public elementary school, Deborah Foley spends her work week trying to squeeze a public school...

The Mather School encourages the donation of your favorite children’s books, especially books with minority representation with an...

On The Same Page Boston – an Emerson College student-run advocacy campaign – has selected the Mather Elementary School in Dorchester to...

My high school had a program where members of the senior class were paired with a first grader learning to read. Each child would pick a...

If you have the means, you may be considering how to participate in charitable giving this holiday season.

This fall, an entirely new group of Emerson College students will support this semesters' campaign with the Mather School.

The importance of children reading books with characters that look like them cannot be overstated. For kids, representation in the...

What’s better than reading a great book? Picking up another one that starts right where it left off.  If you’re a book lover, you...

The headline of a 1995 print article reads, “Dorchester, home to the country's first public school.” The Mather School was founded with...