BookPALS
This volunteer program, whose goal is to increase literacy, is administered by the Screen Actors Guild Foundation.  It consists exclusively of professional performing artists who donate their time and talent to read aloud to classrooms of children attending public elementary schools in St. Paul and Minneapolis.  Who better to make the magic of books come alive than actors, whose art is the art of storytelling?  BookPALS is coordinating the program and is supplying the actors that read the stories.

The Red Balloon Bookshop: Local Independent Children's Bookstore
The Red Balloon is a local independent children’s bookstore and actively promote literacy and reading.  They have an incredible selections of books, audio and visual tapes, and CDs available for young people.  Red Balloon is a wonderful bookstore, has incredibly helpful and knowledgeable staff and is a special place where parents and children can go for many exciting events—such as meeting authors and illustrators, listening to stories or signing up for special classes. The Red Balloon helps provide the expertise to choose the monthly themes and weekly book titles—along with offering a 25% discount to children who would like to purchase the StoryLine book of the week (when available). The Red Balloon is located in St. Paul off of Dale.

VISI: Beyond Internet
VISI is a local internet services company that offers web hosting, co-location, dedicated servers and internet.  They believe in giving back to their community and generously register our web site each year and host our web site and e-mail.  You can find us at www.storylinemn.org.

Black Box:  Leaders in DVH – Data, Voice and Hotline Services
Black Box is a global leader in technology services providing information technology, network and communication systems solutions to business clients worldwide.  Headquartered in the Twin Cities, Black Box has sales and consulting service offices located in more than 65 locations in North America and Europe.

For more than 25 years, Black Box has honored its commitment to a spirit of shared responsibility for the community.  They have donated their time, money, skills and equipment with one goal in mind—to improve the quality of life in the communities where they live and do business.  Their involvement in StoryLine, by supplying the telephone system, is another program that reinforces their commitment to education and the community.