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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November 16, 2024 — Prague, Czech Republic. One week ago, Judith’s Reading Room officially designated its 108th named library in its 25th country with its two Czech literacy partners, Pink Crocodile and The Neratov Association.
Serving children with multiple handicaps and Autism spectrum disorders, Pink Crocodile and The Neratov Association worked hand-in-hand with Judith’s Reading Room to design a curated library of concept story books in the form of board books plus sound, touch and feel sensory books that the teachers say students will enjoy and find interesting.
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October 18, 2024 — Barnes & Noble Wyomissing has selected — for the 5th year in a row — Judith’s Reading Room as its Holiday Book Drive Charity. The Holiday Book Drive kicks off on November 1, 2024 and continues through mid-December.
Wyomissing’s Barnes & Noble selected Judith’s Reading Room, a local nonprofit literacy organization, as their Holiday charity because it has consistently demonstrated that it knows how to get books into the hands of the most needy.
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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.
To Date: 108 libraries, 25 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.