Summer 2026

Summer Tour

The Black Star Line Literacy Bus is rolling all summer. 5,000 books in 8 weeks, in partnership with @LearnWithRyan. Catch us in your neighborhood.

Black Star Line Literacy Bus Summer Tour 2026 flyer with full schedule of dates 🔍 Tap to zoom
Read. Learn. Lead.

5K Books. 5K Minds. Limitless Possibilities.

  • 📚 5,000 free books in 8 weeks
  • 🚌 14 stops across Baltimore neighborhoods
  • 🤝 In partnership with @LearnWithRyan
  • 💛 Bringing books, resources & hope to our communities
In partnership with Ryan Institute (Learn With Ryan)
Become a Donating Member ❤ Request a Stop
Summer Tour Dates

Where we're headed

19–21
Jun

AFRAM Weekend

📚 Gave away 300 books
7
Jul

Arch Social Club

🕐 12–2 PM · 📍 The Historic Black Arts District, West Baltimore
9
Jul

Upton Neighborhood

🕐 5–9 PM · 🏫 City Schools On The Go Tour
16
Jul

Dunbar-Broadway Neighborhood

🕐 5–9 PM · 🏫 City Schools On The Go Tour
18
Jul

Walters Art Gallery

🕐 11 AM–4 PM
21
Jul

Sandtown-Winchester Neighborhood

🕐 5–9 PM · 🏫 City Schools On The Go Tour
22
Jul

Brooklyn Homes

🕐 12–2 PM
30
Jul

Coldstream-Homestead-Montebello Neighborhood

🕐 5–9 PM · 🏫 City Schools On The Go Tour
4
Aug

National Night Out

🕐 5–9 PM · 🏫 City Schools On The Go Tour
13
Aug

Bel-Air Edison Neighborhood

🕐 5–9 PM · 🏫 City Schools On The Go Tour
15
Aug

Back-to-School Giveaway

🕐 12–2 PM · 📍 Unit Block N. Gorman Ave.
20
Aug

Brooklyn Neighborhood

🕐 5–9 PM · 🏫 City Schools On The Go Tour
22
Aug

Mayor's Back-to-School Kick-Off

🕐 9:30 AM–3:30 PM
22
Aug

Safe Streets Park Heights

🕐 10 AM–12 PM · 📚 Back-to-School Giveaway

📅 Dates and times may shift. Donations needed to keep the bus rolling all summer.

Angela Davis: on education and freedom
Why we roll up to the block

We bring the books to them.

When schools value discipline over knowledge, kids lose. So the Black Star Line goes where the books aren't (every neighborhood, every summer) and turns a street corner into a library.

Want a stop on your block?

Schools, cities & organizations can request the bus.

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