Vending machines full of reading material have become a popular way to encourage children to read more across the world, such as this Soar with Reading vending machine that distributed free books in Houston to benefit communities affected by Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Pictured is Icema Gibbs, director of corporate social responsibility at JetBlue, the company behind the vending machine.

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