“Freedom Through Literacy”
Est. 2010 in memory of Judith F. Krug
April 10, 2024 — State College, Pennsylvania’s English teacher, Amy Allison, winner of the 2024 Judith’s Reading Room’s Freedom Through Literacy ‘Judith’s Award’ for her project titled, “Advocacy for Teens Class” was honored yesterday in front of her classroom at State College ASD’s Delta Program.
The $1,500 Judith’s Award winner is Amber Drinen for “R.E.A.D. in Beauty Bookmobile” project, an initiative of Chinle Planting Hope in Chinle, Arizona, a Native-controlled nonprofit that supervises the Bookmobile which serves 34,000 members of the Navajo Nation, where there is no public library.
“Judith’s Award” awarded to the champion of literacy teacher, librarian or author Judith’s Award – $1,500 Dominique Zara – “Ready for Life”RESITA, ROMANIA If you meet librarian Dominique Zara, winner of our 2022 Judith’s Award, you will marvel at her humility and enthusiasm. Committed to supporting the more vulnerable members of her community, she is…
Judith’s Award – $1,500 Joicki Floyd – “Y.O.U.T.H. (You Open Up Then Heal)”NEWARK, NEW JERSEY With her philosophy of “reading is fun-to-da-mental (fundamental),” Ms. Joicki Floyd began her Y.O.U.T.H. program to enable students in finding motivation, positivity, and a love of reading in the face of difficulty. Y.O.U.T.H. works with students who may not see…
NEWS RELEASE CONTACT: Cathy Leiber www.JudithsReadingRoom.org 2021 Freedom Through Literacy Awards Announced Winning Applications Highlighted Exceptional Creativity and Impact July 22, 2021 — Ms. Angela Chalkiopoulou, Limassol, Cyprus, declared Grand Prize Winner of the 2021 Freedom Through Literacy Award. Chalkiopoulou, an educator, dominated the field of applicants with her literacy project, “Alice in Writer’s…
2020 FREEDOM THROUGH LITERACY AWARDVirtual Award Celebration – Sept. 26, 2020
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…
Judith’s Award $500 Vicky Xanthopoulou- “Let’s Play Book” Potamia, North Greece Children in the village of Potamia on Thassos Island in North Greece have little access to books; without a library, it had been difficult for the community to foster solid reading skills. That’s why Vicky, an elementary school teacher, jumped into action. She…