“Freedom Through Literacy”
Est. 2010 in memory of Judith F. Krug
Judith’s Reading Room Announces Changes to its 2017 “Freedom Through Literacy Award” Lehigh Valley, Pa. – February 19, 2017 — Judith’s Reading Room, a local literacy nonprofit organization founded in 2010, announces changes to its third annual Freedom Through Literacy Award. The Award honors individual champions of literacy from all disciplines around the world —…
Ms. Kelly Stoops “Book Blast” Allentown, PA Described as the “fairy godmother of reading” by the community that loved her, Kelly Stoops rallied her whole life to develop a passion for books and reading in young children in part with her program Book Blast. Her philosophy was simple: give children books when they are young,…
Ms. Maria Teresa Bautista, “Read and Learn” State College, PA At Bacnotan National High School in La Union, Philippines, students outnumber teachers 45:1 in the classroom. Perennial floods disrupt classes. The number and quality of books at the school are often insufficient to meet the struggling readers’ needs. As a result of all this,…
Ms. Heidi AbiNader, “Sharpsville Middle School Reads” Sharpsville, PA Heidi Abi Nader could be described as one of those teachers who goes above and beyond for her students, and nowhere is this more apparent than her project Sharpsville Middle School Reads. When the idea of bringing author Elio Schrefer floated around the halls of Sharpsville…
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NEWS RELEASE CONTACT: Cathy Leiber 484-661-6151 $10,000 Freedom Through Literacy Award Deadline Nears Judith’s Reading Room Seeks Champions of Literacy December 21, 2015 — Bethlehem, Pa. The 2016 Freedom Through Literacy Award deadline — January 26 — is one month away and the $10,000 cash prizes are up for grabs, according to Cathy Leiber, President…
$10,000 To Be Awarded to Individual Champions of Literacy Judith’s Reading Room announced today that applications for its 2nd Annual Freedom Through Literacy Awards are available. To apply, applicants should visit: WWW.JUDITHSREADINGROOM.ORG/FREEDOM-THROUGH-LITERACY-AWARD. Deadline for submissions is January 26, 2016. Winners will be publicly announced at the Colonial Association of Reading Educators (C.A.R.E’s) Celebrate Literacy…
TEACH Rwanda’s Founder and President, Jan Brown, has been honored as an “individual champion of literacy” for her “exemplary work to instill in others a love of reading.” Judith’s Reading Room presented its Freedom Through Literacy awards on May 6 at Cedar Crest College in Allentown, PA. Jan was in Rwanda, so her husband, Bill…
Ms. Basarat Kazim, “Alif Laila Book Bus Society’s Mobile Bus Library” Lahore, Pakistan Basarat believes that by providing access to quality literature, in a country that spends less than 2% on education, will inspire life-long learners and, most importantly, develop positive attitudes so critical for a tolerant society. Convinced that books are change agents…
Ms. Janet Brown, “TEACH Rwanda” Easton, PA Under Janet’s leadership, TEACH Rwanda has been educating Rwandan teachers — who had never seen a child’s book — and equipping school libraries with culturally relevant and engaging literature since 2012. Jan’s focus is on using the power of books to reveal the wonders of the surrounding and…