Book Trust is an organization whose mission is to provide children equitable access to books of their choice in order to promote reading motivation and engagement.
In partnership with Scholastic, donors, and educators, the Book Trust program provides students in Title 1 elementary schools the opportunity to choose and keep their own books—at no cost to their families. The program is implemented at the school and district level. Throughout the school year, every student in a Book Trust classroom gets to choose books from our custom Scholastic Book Clubs flyer. When the book box arrives, the entire class participates in a celebration! Students write their names in their books and add them to take home to add to their growing personal libraries. Book Trust started in Fort Collins, CO in 2001 and continues to serve all Title 1 elementary schools in Poudre School District. The Book Trust program is currently in schools in 15 states across the nation, serving over 50,000 students in almost 3,000 classrooms.
Tommi Sue Cox has been an educator for over 35 years. She served as a teacher and principal in Title 1 schools in New Mexico and Colorado throughout her career. Tommi retired from Poudre School District in 2023 where she was an elementary school principal at Laurel Elementary for 22 years. She earned a Master of Arts degree in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University in 2001 and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education from Evangel University in 1989. Since retiring, she has been substituting for administrators in Poudre School District, serves as a member of the Book Trust Northern Colorado Regional Advisory Board, and as president on the Board of Directors of United Neighbors/Vecinos Unidos, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting affordable, sustainable housing for families in Northern Colorado. Tommi Sue and her husband, Dan, have been married for 42 years and have two lab pups, Boone and Hank. Dan and Tommi have three grown children, Jak eand his wife Corey, Tim, and Danni Layne, who reside in Fort Collins. Tommi Sue and her family are avid lovers of all outdoor adventures and grateful to live in the great state of Colorado.