Reading & Literacy

“Hello, Liver Pencil Almost Purple is Dog” Americorp *Vista Volunteer, 2000

Supportive Advosources

American Library Association
- Website: Www.ala.org
- Description: The purpose of ALA is to promote library service and librarianship.” The stated mission is, “To provide leadership for the development, promotion, and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all.”
Badges and Books
- Website: https://www.childrenoffallenheroes.org/
- Description: Partner with law enforcement to provide books to schools and organizations to help spread awareness of the importance of honoring our fallen heroes and their families.
Books for Africa
- Website: https://www.booksforafrica.org/
- Gathers, sorts, ships, and distributes books to children across Africa.
HalfPrice Books
- Website: https://hpb.com
- Description: Donates boxes of books they are taking off the shelves to teachers, need a school ID and tax letter.
Reading is Fundamental
- Website: https://www.rif.org
- Description: Partners with book publishers, volunteers, community groups, & organizations, RIF believes that every child deserves an opportunity to own books, learn how to read
- $Funding: Grant programs - Books for Ownership, Read for Success or Skybrary
Silver Stories
- Website: https://silverstories.co.uk/
- Description: Children (known as Silver Readers) telephone a Silver Listener every week and then read a short story or poem to them.