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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  Navajo Authors, Illustrators to be Showcased – Chinle, AZ

  November 1, 2025 — Blandon, Pa.  Judith’s Reading Room announced that its 116th Judith’s Reading Room library will be formally opened on April 9, 2026 in Chinle, Arizona, a community within the Navajo Nation, the largest reservation in America.  The announcement is made today to recognize National Native American and Alaska Native Heritage Month which is celebrated each November.

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  2025 Holiday Book Drive Kicks Off

  UPDATE:  November 3, 2025 – Over 80 Books donated to Judith’s Reading Room in just 2 days at Barnes & Noble Wymossing.  They have already started filling Box #3. In the spirit of “One for you, and One for me,” Judith’s Reading Room and Barnes & Noble Wyomissing are asking for your generosity —donate a child’s book at check out and you will give the gift of literacy to a child without books in the home.  The Book Drive kicks off on November 1, 2025 and continues through mid-December.

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   Literacy Nonprofit Delivers STEM Power

  September 12, 2026 — Judith’s Reading Room, a 501 (c) (3) based in eastern PA, dedicated its newest library containing more than 90 brand-new STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) books to Abundant Life Academy (ALA) in Nutley, New Jersey, filling a vital gap in its library and connecting its students to a global community of young innovators. It became the organization’s 115th Judith’s Reading Room named library.

To Date: 116 Libraries, 27 Countries, 135,174 Books Donated Worth $1,453,871!

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.