Judith's Reading Room is a 501(c)3 organization founded in 2010 to enrich lives and societies by proactively encouraging freedom through literacy.
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February 28, 2024 — Judith’s Reading Room announced the dedication of its 106th library at a public school in central Puerto Vallarta serving 189 students. Last Thursday, their world changed with the library’s inauguration at Escuela ‘Austin Flores Contreras’ containing 538 bi-lingual, Spanish and English books, with a value of $3,632.
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FREEDOM THROUGH LITERACY AWARD. The Freedom Through Literacy Award recognizes the achievements of teachers, authors, librarians, educators, literacy nonprofits — anyone who has done exemplary work to instill in others a love of reading. Applicants are judged on five criteria including how their philosophy about literacy guides their work.
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2024 Freedom Through Literacy Award Winners Announced
March 1, 2024 — Judith’s Reading Room announced the winners of its 10th annual “Freedom Through Literacy Awards” with a purse of $5,100. The Award honors individuals who have done exemplary work to instill in others a love of reading.
Applicants from Pennsylvania and New York in the USA and from Africa, India, Mexico and the Middle East included poets, teachers, librarians, authors, a literacy “hobbyist,” community volunteers and literacy non-profits.
To Date: 106 libraries, 23 countries, over 133,000 donated books valued at $1,4 million!
The Freedom Through Literacy Award celebrates a decade of honoring
incredible champions of literacy. To date, the award has disbursed $58,600 to
winners hailing from 18 countries: Australia, Bhutan, Cambodia, Cameroon,
Cyprus, Democratic Republic of Congo, Greece, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Kenya,
Mexico, Pakistan, the Philippines, Romania, Rwanda, South Africa, the U.S.A. and
Zimbabwe. Winners from the U.S.A. come from 11 states: Arizona, California,
Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia.