Thousand of Books for New Community Center in Ghana

Thousands of books from Reader to Reader are on their way to Ghana, to fill the shelves at a new community center in Accra.

Reader to Reader supports literacy projects in 23 countries.

Computers Donated to Uganda Health Organization

Josh Miller giving the three laptop computers Reader to Reader donated to Patrick Okello, a board member of Step Up Uganda.

Step Up Uganda is a small all-volunteer organization that engages members of the local community who have suffered through 20 years of war with the Lord's Resistance Army to rebuild their community, to heal from the trauma of war and poverty and to develop the capacity of its medical providers to prevent and reduce infant and maternal mortality. The organization is located in an impoverished region with few resources and many threats to health and well-being, such as malaria, dysentery, dengue fever. The computers are being used by local health workers to access up-to-date health information.

Reader to Reader Donates $10,000 Worth of Books for Back to School in Chicago

Teachers in the Chicago Public Schools are preparing their classrooms for the new school year, and that’s why we are so delighted to donate $10,000 worth of books to help them get ready.

The books were given out at the annual Ready…Set…Teach! Summer Institute, a conference for early childhood educators.

Reader to Reader Gives Away Thousands of Books in Western Massachusetts

We had a great time at our Spring Book Extravaganza giving away thousands of new children's and YA books to schools and outreach programs in western Mass. 

Teachers got mountains of books!

This is the tenth year of our huge book donation event, and it gets bigger every year.

Thank you to our generous partners: Scholastic Book Fairs, Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, and Jumping Cow Press.

Thousands of Books for a Big Book Giveaway

Thousands of books are arriving weekly from leading publishers as we gear up for our annual Spring Book Extravaganza.

Each year at our Spring Book Extravaganza we give out tens of thousands of new children's and young adult books to schools in the Springfield, Massachusetts area.

This multi-day event has given out millions-of-dollars-worth of books over the decade we have been holding it, and it gets bigger every year!

Giving Out Books by the Thousands in Chicago

"Thanks for getting these books into the hands of our students!"

That's what all of us at Reader to Reader love to hear! It means we are doing our job.

This winter we have been doing that job in Chicago. Over 1,400 teachers were in attendance at the Ready, Set, Teach event at McCormick Place, as we gave out 40,672 new children's and young adult books for children and teens that attend the Chicago Public schools.

The donation was the start of our major new initiative focusing on inner-city schools in Chicago.

"Thank you for thinking of our students and teachers at Chicago Public Schools," Shannon Babcock, Executive Director of External Affairs and Partnerships at Chicago Public Schools, said.

A very big thank you to #scholasticbookfairs, #TumblehomeLearn for their generous donations.

And thank you to Marmon Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., for their sponsorship of this donation.

About Reader to Reader

Reader to Reader, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to expanding literacy and learning opportunities for the nation's most chronically underserved and vulnerable communities, including inner-city schools, Native American reservations, and poor rural towns. We donate books, computer and school supplies, and run innovative literacy programs.

Reader to Reader Donates 40,672 Books for Children in Chicago

Reader to Reader is pleased to announce Reader to Reader's donation of 40,672 new children's and young adult books to children and teens attending the Chicago public schools. 

The donation kicks off our major new initiative focusing on inner-city schools in Chicago.

We look forward to donating tens of thousands of books a year for many years to come.

A very big thank you to #scholasticbookfairs, #TumblehomeLearn for their generous donations.

And thank you to Marmon Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., for their sponsorship of this event.

Reader to Reader Launches Vermont Public Libraries Initiative

Reader to Reader is pleased to announce our new statewide initiative for Vermont public libraries. We look forward to donating many thousands of books in the coming years.
 
Here is Jason Broughton, State Librarian for the State of Vermont, with some of the books from our first donation.