Stop by Panera in Munster to support BBB4E! Between 4 pm and 8 pm on Wednesday, July 8th, 30% of your purchase will be donated if you show the flyer linked here or use code FUND4U when ordering online! BBB4E staff will be eating at Panera if you would like to say hi while you grab your food.

Every dollar counts, and we thank you for your support.

BBB4E and our volunteer Book Brigade Ambassadors will be walking in the Munster 4th of July Parade, giving away free books!

Come and celebrate our country’s independence and get some new books to read.

The parade will start at Hohman Av. & Ridge Rd and continue along Ridge Rd, ending by the Center for Performing Arts, near Columbia Ave.

Join BBB4E at the Hammond Juneteenth Celebration! Come learn and celebrate black history and the liberation from slavery in the USA.

Enjoy the Car & Bike Show from 11 am to 2 pm, along with tasty food, music, and giveaways.

Join BBB4E at Farmed & Forged select Thursdays throughout the summer. Hosted in Hammond for the first time, we are excited to be the nonprofit beneficiaries for this producers-only market in Northwest Indiana! The market brings together local farmers, artisans, food vendors, and nonprofits for a vibrant, community-rooted shopping experience.

This is a special market with a Juneteenth Theme!

Come learn and celebrate black history and the liberation from slavery in the USA!

Kick the summer off with Song!!

Join us for a fun night of singing and community.

RSVP is not required but appreciated. Please email (hello@bbb4e.org) or text (219.932.3232) your name and the number of guests to RSVP.

Tickets will go on sale February 21. Follow for more details.

Purchase your ticket at the door or contact 219-932-3232.

Drop-in to help label and sort book donated to the Book Brigade. Contact 219-932-3232 or hello@bbb4e.org for more information or to RSVP.

Enjoy Buffalo Wild Wings and support BBB4E while doing it!

Remember to show your server a photo of this ticket for your contribution to be counted towards the fundraiser.

We are offering several future dates throughout the winter season to share information about the important ways volunteers get involved with BBB4E: 

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85987907187

Tuesday, December 16 - Virtual (zoom link) 5:30-6:30 pm

Monday, January 19 - In-Person at Merge, 12 pm - 4:30 pm (Drop-in) MLK Day of Service. Open office to help label books, volunteer onboarding available throughout the day.  

Tuesday, January 20 - In-Person at Merge 5:30-6:30 pm (Virtual if weather requires)

Monday, February 16 - In-Person at Merge, 10 am - 4 pm (Drop-in) Presidents Day of Service. Open office to help label books, volunteer onboarding available throughout the day.  

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To ensure a smooth process, we are asking that all readers for Read Across the Region 2026 attend one of the available onboard meetings. We appreciate your time, talent and service in the NWI community.

Advance RVSPs for volunteer onboardings are appreciated but not required. 

Tickets available now at here: $4 in advance, $5 on the day of the concert. We hope to see you there!

Volunteer Open Hours

Stop in the Merge Office to help label newly donated books to the Book Brigade Collection. All volunteers are welcome, book lovers under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

Join us for the Fall Choir Open House October 6 to learn about the choir. The Midwest Youth Choir and Midwest Adult Choir are now accepting fall students for the waitlist. Sign up here: WAITLIST.Contact Hello@BBB4E.org or 219-932-3232 for more information.

Tuesday, Sept. 23 4:45 pm - 7pm. 

We will distribute free books around the residential area near O'Bannon Elementary School. Please meet at 7325 Linden Place.

Join the Book Brigade to distribute free books near the O’Bannon Elementary School. To Sign up to volunteer contact Ian at Give@BBB4E.org. Walkers of all ages are welcome as well.

Join the Book Brigade to distribute free books through the Edward Valve neighborhood. To Sign up to volunteer contact Ian at Give@BBB4E.org. Walkers of all ages are welcome as well.

Purchase your tickets today at BBB4E.org/25years

Stop by to celebrate 25 Years of Making with BBB4E. Enjoy live music, free books, cake and more.

More information TBA.

All 2024-2025 volunteers are invited the BBB4E Volunteer Appreciation Cookout, Tuesday July 8. BBB4E Families and Alumni are also invited! RSVPs to give@BBB4E.org are appreciated before July 4.

BBB4E is seeking walkers to join in the Munster 4th of July Parade.

WALK WITH BBB4E. The Parade will take place Friday, July 4 from 1-3:30 pm. Gather your family and friends and reach out to give@BBB4E.org to sign up.

All walkers will receive a free BBB4E shirt.

Pre-REGISTER For the free day here: June 21 RSVP

All day - free books drop-in

9:30-10:15 Parent and Me Story Hour (newborn-7)

10:30-12:30 Open Art (all ages)

1-2 pm Bite by Bite (ages 16 and up)

2:30 - 3 pm Musical Strokes (ages 16 and up)