99TH LIBRARY – Judith’s Reading Room Opens 2nd Library in Mississippi

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….

Judith’s Reading Room Opens Library in Greece

Judith’s Reading Room Opens Library in Greece

A village declares its first community library. 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 with a visionary and unstoppable elementary school teacher from a village on an island in north…

Judith’s Reading Room Opens Library in Honduras

NEWS RELEASE   CONTACT:  Cathy Leiber Literacy Non Profit Dedicates its 97th Library Judith’s Reading Room libraries are now found in 20 countries March 25, 2019 — Lehigh Valley, Pa.  Judith’s Reading Room, established in 2010 to honor the memory and legacy of Judith F. Krug, a librarian, announced today that it has established a…

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Libraries dedicated in Cambodia for “Scavenger Children”

On Sunday, April 14, Robert Lucas returned to his ancestral home in Cambodia with two boxes full of children’s books, the latest donations from Judith’s Reading Room. On Saturday, May 4, Judith’s Reading Room dedicated two libraries in Cambodia. The first library of 76 children’s books in English was dedicated in collaboration with A New…

Children’s library on board the USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH (CVN 77)

Judith’s Reading Room announced today its donation of a children’s library on board the USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH (CVN 77) aircraft carrier.  This is the second library Judith’s Reading Room has donated to the presidential carrier.  This donation of 436 children’s books valued at $4,927 will give the 4,500 Sailors more opportunities to stay connected…

Judith’s Reading Room with WIJABA Opens 8 New Libraries in East Java

In collaboration with The World Is Just A Book Away, Judith’s Reading Room opened eight (8) libraries-within-libraries at schools in East Java, Indonesia, as follows:Lois & Buzz Aldrin Library, Fess Parker Library, Muhammad Yunus Library, Desmond Tutu Library, Natasha Richardson Memorial Library, Yo-Yo May Library, Liam Neeson Library and Little Dolphin by the Sea Library…

Judith’s Reading Room Expands to Europe

New School Library in Albania Stocked with English Books Students at Rakip Kocibelli Elementary School in the village of Qatrom, near the city of Korca in South-Eastern Albania celebrated the opening of their new school library made possible primarily through 100 English-language children’s books donated by Judith’s Reading Room. Today’s donation expanded the organization’s reach…