Freedom Through Literacy Awards - 2024 WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT

The Freedom Through Literacy Award was established by Judith’s Reading Room in 2015 to identify and honor individual champions of literacy from all disciplines around the world — teachers, librarians, authors, researchers, educators — anyone who has done exemplary work to instill in others a love of reading. FREEDOM THROUGH LITERACY AWARD PAGE...

2023 Freedom Through Literacy Awards Winners

Judith’s Reading Room, a global nonprofit literacy organization founded in 2010 in the memory of Judith F. Krug, a distinguished librarian, is pleased to announce the winners of its 9th annual “Freedom Through Literacy Award.” The judges declared eight (8) champions of literacy with a combined financial award of $5,000. Learn More»

International

Judith's Reading Room has libraries in 25 countries around the world, with more on the way! Read more »

Bi-Coastal Literacy Project

Judith's Reading Room has provided books to establish book clubs for at-risk youth. Read more »

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.