2020 FREEDOM THROUGH LITERACY AWARD CELEBRATION
2020 FREEDOM THROUGH LITERACY AWARDVirtual Award Celebration – Sept. 26, 2020
GRAND PRIZE – 2020 Freedom Through Literacy
Grand Prize Award – $2,500 Christopher McGilvery, “Teachers and Student Ambassadors Project”Canyon, Texas Supporting one another with the power of literacy. For Chris McGilvery, this is the story he wants to tell in his community. Through his work with The Leaders Readers Network, Chris engages teachers across the United States and Dominica to grow leadership…
JUDITH’S AWARD – 2020 Freedom Through Literacy
Judith’s Award – $1,500 Ty Allan Jackson, “Big Head Books”Bronx, New York Too often, children’s books represent non-white protagonists within a narrow range of topics. Award-winning author Ty Allan Jackson writes highly engaging books that buck this tradition, offering children who don’t always see themselves in the stories they read the opportunity for a different…
BOARD OPTION PRIZES – 2020 Freedom Through Literacy
Board Option Prize – $500 Charmaine Tsosie, “Chinle Planting Hope”Navajo Nation, Chinle, Arizona “Winning the award is such an honor to my community and me. It feels like the Navajo Nation is seen and heard.” -Charmaine Tsosie Basarat Kazim, “Camel Library for Kech Balochistan”Lahore, Pakistan “Your support provides opportunities to thousands of girls to…
Books Purchased for Board Option Prize Winner, Charmaine Tsosie
Hello Erin, Charmaine and Amber, Thank you so very much, Charmaine, for providing me with your “wish list” of book titles and some favorite authors to help you launch the Mobile Library for Chinle. As you can imagine it was not easy to find all of them, but I did my very best thanks to the help of…
News, News and more news from 2020 Grand Prize Winner
Congratulations to Chris McGilvery for meriting this coverage!! The news, news and more news…. From West Texas A&M University – Literacy Nonprofit Founded by WT Staffer Wins National Award From myhighplains.com: Literacy Nonprofit Founded by WT Staffer Wins National Award From News Channel 10: Nationally recognized Canyon-based literacy program taking application
Judith’s Reading Room Celebrates Harkins House
NEWS RELEASE CONTACT: Cathy Leiber Judith’s Reading Room Celebrates Harkins House Delivers Books Hand-Picked by At-Risk Youth March 18, 2020 — . To celebrate its 10th Anniversary, Judith’s Reading Room, a global literacy non-profit organization founded in 2010 kept good on its promise to bolster libraries it has donated over its 10 year history. …
99TH LIBRARY – Judith’s Reading Room Opens 2nd Library in Mississippi
NEWS RELEASE CONTACT: Cathy Leiber Judith’s Reading Room Opens 2nd Library in Mississippi Organization Champions Literacy in Communities That Lack Books February 24, 2020 — In celebration of Black History Month and the organization’s 10th Anniversary, Judith’s Reading Room dedicated its 99th library today — its 2nd in Mississippi — in collaboration with Rev….
98TH LIBRARY – Judith’s Reading Room Opens Library in Greece
NEWS RELEASE CONTACT: Cathy Leiber Judith’s Reading Room Opens Library in Greece A village declares its first community library January 20, 2020 — Judith’s Reading Room, a nonprofit literacy organization founded in 2010 in the memory of Judith Krug, a librarian, announced today the dedication of its 98th library in its 21st country in collaboration…
BOARD OPTIONS – 2019 Freedom Through Literacy
2019 Board Option Award – $300 Karen Brown “Cat Tales – Kids Reading to Cats”— St. Paul, Minnesota Two Sundays a month, Karen Brown opens up her no-kill cat shelter, Caring for Cats, to young children volunteers to practice reading aloud to a very willing audience — dozens of cats! Testimonies from families reveal…