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PHILADELPHIA READS strengthens the literacy skills of Philadelphia’s youngest and neediest school children. Generous private and corporate donations directly enhance the education of Philadelphia's children.
PHILADELPHIA READS partners with the business community to improve reading skills and help children get a strong start to becoming successful members of our city. 93.4% of all donated funds go directly to children's literacy programs and services.
Upcoming Events
2012 PHILADELPHIA READS Reading Olympics
Registration is Now Open! Register Here
Middle School spots are now full. To add your team to the waiting list email bstone@philareads.org
To see this year's book list, click here.
READ Across America Celebrate Dr. Seuss' Birthday! Join us on March 2, 2012 and read to a class. Students love hearing a story by favorite author Dr. Seuss, in honor of his birthday.
What's Happening
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What We Do
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Provides children with meaningful, fun literary experiences that build literacy skills, develop a love of reading, increase motivation to read and give them greater access to high interest reading materials.
Teachers in public schools, day care centers and other educational sites in Philadelphia are invited to select up to 400 free books per school year for their classroom libraries.
A unique literacy initiative that gives students their first glimpse of the corporate world. Public school students are tutored weekly at local business offices by corporate volunteers to improve reading skills and to show them where a good education can lead.
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR 2012 PHILADELPHIA READS Reading Olympics!
BOOK BANK NEWS
The PHILADELPHIA READS Book Bank is open for the 2011 - 2012 school year!
The Book Bank is located in the Martin Luther King High School, 6100 Stenton Avenue, Room 327.Open Wednesdays from 2:30 to 5:00 pm. For more information call 215.279.7450.
Do You Want to Donate Children's Books?
Call 215.279.7450 or email info@philareads.org to set a time to Drop off new and gently-used Children's Books to the Book Bank - MLK High School 6100 Stenton Avenue, Room 327
Book Drop Off Times
Tuesdays, 11 am - 1pm
Wednesdays, 11 am - 2pm
Please call 215.279.7450 first!
THANK YOU!
A huge thank you to each of the 300 plus wonderful people who volunteered their time at the PHILADELPHIA READS Book Bank in honor of Martin Luther King Jr on Monday, January 16!
Together we sorted and shelved more than 30,000 children's books and recorded more than 100 picture books on tape.
Books and Books on Tape are available, free of charge, to Philadelphia teachers -- pre-school thru 8th grade-- for classroom libraries.
Thank you for a great day of service! Hope to see you at other PHILADELPHIA READS volunteer opportunities!
