2026 Summer Book Bus Schedule

Since 2018, JWB’s Summer Book Bus has combated summer learning loss across Pinellas County by giving away free books to kids.

It’s all part of JWB’s Early Readers Future Leaders Grade-Level Reading Campaign, instilling a love of reading in kids of all ages. Last year, we gave away over 10,000 books to over 5,000 eager young readers at 81 stops from South St. Pete to Tarpon Springs.

JWB also debuted the Meal Mobile, creating JWB-funded pop-up food pantries, stocked by the St. Pete Free Clinic. Nearly 4,000 boxes of shelf-stable food were distributed at 46 Book Bus sites along the way.

Check out this summer’s schedule to find a Book Bus stop near you!

Learn more at JWBPinellas.org/READ

Monday, July 6
Bus A
9:00 AM James B. Sanderlin Family Center 2335 22nd Ave S, St. Petersburg FL 33705
10:00 AM Boys & Girls Club Royal Theater 1011 22nd St S, St. Petersburg, FL 33712
11:00 AM Boys & Girls Club Northside Club 1035 Burlington Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL 33705
12:00 PM Mathnasium of St. Petersburg 5028 4th St N, Saint Petersburg, FL 33703
Bus B
9:30 AM R Club Community Pride at Gateway 211 S Missouri Avenue, Clearwater, FL 33756
10:00 AM Artz 4 Life Academy 1751 Kings Hwy. Clearwater, FL 33755
12:15 PM Citizens Alliance for Progress 401 E Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
1:15 PM Palm Harbor Museum ★ Meal Mobile 2043 Curlew Rd, Palm Harbor, FL 34683
Tuesday, July 7
Bus A
9:00 AM Broderick Recreation Center 6101 66th Ave N, Pinellas Park, FL 33781
10:15 AM Pinellas PAL Landings 6835 54th Ave N, Building F, St. Petersburg, FL 33709
11:15 AM The Landings at Cross Bayou ★ Meal Mobile 6835 54th Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL 33709
Bus B
9:00 AM Ross Norton Recreation Center 1426 S. MLK Jr. Ave Clearwater, FL 33756
10:30 AM North Greenwood Recreation & Aquatic Center 900 N Martin Luther King Jr Ave, Clearwater, FL 33755
12:00 PM The dePaul School for Dyslexia 2176 Marilyn Street Clearwater, FL 33765
1:00 PM Boys & Girls Club Wood Valley 2816 Park Trail Ln, Clearwater, FL 33759
Wednesday, July 8
Bus A
9:00 AM M.A.S.T.R. Kids - Gibbs 850 34th Street South St. Petersburg, FL 33711
10:15 AM Operation PAR Child Development & Family Guidance Center 1930 4th St S, St. Petersburg, FL 33705
11:00 AM Police Athletic League of St. Petersburg 1450 16th Street North, St. Petersburg, FL 33704
Bus B
9:30 AM Clearwater East Community Library 2565 Drew Street, Clearwater, FL 33765
11:00 AM Mattie Williams Neighborhood Family Center 1001 Dr. MLK Jr. St. N. Safety Harbor, FL 34695
12:00 PM Oldsmar Public Library ★ Meal Mobile 400 St. Petersburg Drive East, Oldsmar, FL 34677
1:30 PM Safety Harbor Public Library 101 Second St. N. Safety Harbor, FL 34695
Thursday, July 9
Bus A
9:30 AM M.A.S.T.R. Kids - FMBC 3300 31st Street South St. Petersburg, FL 33712
10:30 AM Magnolia Dayschool 2701 54th Ave S, St Peterburg, FL 33712
12:00 PM Dell Holmes Park 2741 22nd St. S St. Petersburg, FL 33712
1:00 PM The Reserve at Lake Point Apartment Complex ★ Meal Mobile 5800 Lake Drive S., St. Petersburg, FL 33712
Bus B
9:00 AM Ridgecrest YMCA - Camp Tuskegee 1801 119th St N, Largo, FL 33778
10:00 AM Largo Public Library ★ Meal Mobile 120 Central Park Drive, Largo 33771
11:30 AM Clearwater Countryside Library 2640 Sabal Springs Dr, Clearwater, FL 33761
1:00 PM East Lake Community Library 4125 East Lake Road, Palm Harbor, FL 34685
Monday, July 13
Bus A
9:00 AM Learning Empowered Children of the World 1801 62 Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL 33702
10:00 AM Gulfport Public Library ★ Meal Mobile 5501 29th Avenue S, Gulfport, FL 33707
11:15 AM LSF Jordan Park Head Start/Early Head Start 2390 9th Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL 33712
Bus B
9:00 AM Lake Tarpon Learning Center 1029 Gulf Road Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
10:00 AM Boys & Girls Club Tarpon Springs 111 W Lime St, Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
11:00 AM Oak Crest Preschool 1220 East Lake Rd. Tarpon Springs, FL 34688
1:00 PM Tarpon Springs Public Library 138 E. Lemon Street Tarpon Springs, FL 34698
Tuesday, July 14
Bus A
9:00 AM Happy Workers R'Club 920 19th Street South St Petersburg, FL 33712
10:00 AM Kidz World Preschool 50 50th St S, St. Petersburg, FL 33707
11:00 AM President Barack Obama Main Library 3745 9th Ave North St. Petersburg, FL 33713
Bus B
9:00 AM R Club East Lemon 1019 E. Lemon St Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
10:00 AM Tarpon Springs Cops 'n Kids 555 E Harrison St Tarpon Springs, FL 34690
11:00 AM Tarpon Springs Recreation Center 400 S Walton Ave, Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
1:00 PM Christian Way Academy 431 E. Spruce St. Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
Wednesday, July 15
Bus A
9:00 AM Girls Inc. of Pinellas 7700 61st St. N Pinellas Park, FL 33781
10:30 AM Boys and Girls Club Pinellas Park 7790 61st St, Pinellas Park, FL 33781
12:00 PM Hispanic Outreach Center 1008 Woodlawn St Clearwater, FL 33761
Bus B
9:00 AM Kimberly Home Child Care Center 1194 Grove St, Clearwater, FL 33755
10:00 AM Coral Heights ★ Meal Mobile 3718 139th Ave Largo, FL 33771
11:00 AM Boys & Girls Club Ridgecrest 12301 134th Ave N, Largo, FL 33774
12:00 PM Boys & Girls Club Ridgecrest Teen Center 13420 Adams Cir W, Largo, FL 33774
Thursday, July 16
Bus A
9:00 AM Happy Corner Academy 2201 Curtis Drive South, Clearwater, FL 33764
10:00 AM High Point NFC 5812 150th Ave N., Clearwater, FL 33760
11:00 AM Autism Inspired Academy 11225 US Hwy 19 N, Clearwater, FL 33764
12:00 PM Mariner's Cove Mobile Home Park ★ Meal Mobile 5796 Ulmerton Rd, Clearwater, FL 33760
Bus B
9:00 AM Ronald P. Forbes Recreation Center 6401 94th Ave N., Pinellas Park, FL 33782
10:30 AM Barbara S. Ponce Public Library ★ Meal Mobile 7770 52nd Street N, Pinellas Park, FL 33781
12:00 PM Pace Center for Girls 4000 Gateway Centre Blvd Suite 400, Pinellas Park, FL 33782
Monday, July 20
Bus A
9:00 AM Victory Child Development Center 4401 58th St N, Kenneth City, FL 33709
10:00 AM Boys and Girls Club - Azalea Middle School 7855 22nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL 33710
11:00 AM SPC College for Kids - St. Petersburg 6605 Fifth Ave. North St. Petersburg, FL 33710
Bus B
9:00 AM R Club Lew Williams 901 34th St S, St.Petersburg, FL 33711
10:00 AM M.A.S.T.R. Kids - John Hopkins 701 Queen St S, St. Petersburg, FL 33712
11:15 AM Tweety B's 3001 34th St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33713
Tuesday, July 21
Bus A
9:00 AM Learning Empowered 6801 38th Ave. N. St. Petersburg, FL 33710
10:15 AM Family Center on Deafness 5175 45th St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33714
11:15 AM Lealman & Asian Neighborhood Family Center 4255 56 Ave N St. Petersburg, FL 33714
Bus B
9:00 AM Shore Acres Recreation Center 4400 Shore Acres Blvd. NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33703
10:30 AM Gladden Park Recreation Center 3901 30th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, FL 33713
11:45 AM Walter Fuller Recreation Center 7891 26th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, FL 33710
1:00 PM Campbell Park Recreation Center 601 14th Street South, St. Petersburg, FL 33705
Wednesday, July 22
Bus A
9:00 AM R Club - US 19 and Ulmerton + R Club ELA 94th 13348 US Hwy 19 N, Clearwater, FL 33764
10:00 AM Pinellas Sheriff Police Athletic League 3755 46th Ave North St. Petersburg, FL 33714
11:15 AM YMCA - Camp Muskogee 2201 Soule Rd, Clearwater, FL 33759
Bus B
9:00 AM Azalea Recreation Center 1600 72nd Street North, St. Petersburg, FL 33710
10:00 AM J.W. Cate Recreation Center 5801 22nd Avenue North, St. Petersburg, FL 33710
11:15 AM City of St. Petersburg Technology Center 1320 5th Street North, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
12:00 PM Willis S. Johns Recreation Center 6635 Dr. MLK Jr. Street North, St. Petersburg, FL 33702
1:15 PM Child's Park Recreation Center 4301 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33711
Thursday, July 23
Bus A
9:30 AM Parc's Discovery Learning Center 3100 75th St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33710
11:00 AM Johnson Community Library 1059 18th Ave S, St. Petersburg FL 33705
Bus B
9:00 AM Frank Pierce Recreation Center 2000 7th Street South, St. Petersburg, FL 33705
10:15 AM Thomas Jet Jackson Recreation Center + Family Resources YEP 1000 28th Street South, St. Petersburg, FL 33712
11:30 AM Lake Vista Recreation Center 1401 62nd Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33705
1:00 PM Roberts Recreation Center 1246 50th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, FL 33702