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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Graphic Novels Comprise Curated Library Destined for
Children in Scotland with Poor/No Literacy * August 10, 2024 updates, including the dedication of Judith's Reading Room's 107th library in our 24th country, featuring 124 graphic novels hand-picked for at-risk children with low or no literacy skills, served by Heavy Sound. The books were curated by the Scottish Book Trust.
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September 12, 2024 — Cathy and Scott Leiber, founders of Judith’s Reading Room, proudly announce that Jordan Butler, himself founder of the nonprofit Heavy Sound, East Lothian, Scotland is named recipient of the 2024 Founders’ Award. Cathy and Scott met Butler in August 2024 to dedicate the 107 th Judith’s Reading Room library in its 24th country at Heavy Sound, located near Edinburgh in the seaside village of East Lothian, Scotland.
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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.