Episodes
Madison Reading Project connects our community with free books and literacy enrichment programs that ignite a love for reading.
Published 03/19/21
This Chicago-based group works to #endbookdeserts by distributing affirming, representative books to black children.
Published 02/26/21
Join literacy advocate Pam Allyn and Superbowl winner turned children's book author Malcolm Mitchell to celebrate the joy of reading aloud.
Published 01/26/21
Discover how an Ohio-based bookstore turned into a full-scale community literacy project.
Published 01/11/21
Find out how the pediatricians promote family literacy and work to #endbookdeserts.
Published 12/07/20
Little Free Library holds a new role in the pandemic and their push to #readincolor.
Published 11/26/20
Find out how DC teens publish books and work to #endbookdeserts in a literacy-building project
Published 11/10/20
This organization donates literature featuring LGBTQ protagonists and coaches educators on LGBTQ themes and inclusive pedagogy - so that all children feel accepted in their communities.
Published 10/19/20
BookSmiles, Book Depot, and United Through Reading respond to the pandemic and their creative solutions to end book deserts.
Published 08/25/20
Find out how connecting authors and children to share stories is essential to #endbookdeserts.
Published 07/29/20
This episode explores how the term 'book desert' was coined and overviews the presence of book deserts.
Published 07/15/20
This Texas-based project aims to change the world through education equity and literacy for all.
Published 06/17/20
Find out how LitCamp has pivoted during #covid19, and the resources from Scholastic to #endbookdeserts.
Published 05/20/20
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley and Padma Venkatraman create a literacy initiative and social media movement to end book deserts during the COVID19 pandemic.
Published 05/05/20
We check back in with previous guests to see how they’re addressing book access during the COVID pandemic.
Published 04/27/20
The Clinton Foundation’s early childhood initiative, Too Small to Fail, shows that talking, reading, and singing is learning.
Published 04/20/20
Find out how books are an essential component of this organization, working to create safe bedtime routines for children living in book deserts.
Published 03/28/20
Discover what a World Series winning pitcher is doing to promote reading culture.
Published 03/17/20
The Conscious Connect and Barbershop Books work to end book deserts across community spaces
Published 03/09/20
Join author-illustrator Jason Chin and Vermont-based CLIF for how to #endbookdeserts in rural communities.
Published 03/02/20
Find out more about North Carolina-based Book Harvest and their belief that reading and learning are a right, not a privilege.
Published 02/24/20
New York-based LINC ends book deserts through community programming.
Published 02/17/20
Teacher Penny Kittle discusses her foundation’s work to #endbookdeserts by supplying classroom libraries to high school teachers.
Published 02/10/20
Best selling author Nic Stone discusses her efforts to promote reading culture.
Published 02/03/20
Pam Allyn explains the collaboration between LitWorld, Scholastic, and World Read Aloud Day.
Published 01/20/20