Welcome To Philadelphia Reads

Reading Olympics are underway!!

172 teams will be competing throughout May.

To see this year's book list, click here.

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PHILADELPHIA READS provides meaningful opportunities for individuals, corporations and foundations to help Philadelphia's children build strong literacy skills, fall in love with reading and succeed in school!

We invite you connect with us for exciting volunteer and philanthropic opportunities that have lasting impact. Together we can raise a city of readers!

93.4% of donated funds are used to run our core Programs.

What's Happening

What We Do

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.

172 Teams are now competing in the 2012 Reading Olympics! Volunteer spots for this year are full, but please Click here to volunteer for 2013!

BOOK BANK NEWS

The last day for teachers to select books for the 2011-2012 school year is Wednesday, May 23.

Interested in hosting a Book Drive? Book Drives are hosted year-round, so the Book Bank can remain fully stocked for the 2012-2013 school year.

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Read the article about the Hatboro-Horsham High School Black Student Union's Book Drive -- including an interview with Book Bank Program Director Sarah Farbo -- in Philly Burbs.com.

The Book Bank is located in the Martin Luther King High School, 6100 Stenton Avenue, Room 327. Open for Teachers on Wednesdays from 2:30 to 5:00 pm. For more information call 215.279.7450 or email here.

Each Book Bank book that goes to classroom libraries has been donated!

Would you or your organization like to host a book drive? It's easy and fun with our Book Drive How-To Tool Kit!

Do you have gently-used children's books you'd love to donate to under-resourced classroom libraries?

email info@philareads.org or Call 215.279.7450.

Book Drop Off Times

Tuesdays, 11 am - 1pm

Wednesdays, 11 am - 2pm

Please call 215.279.7450 first!