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Back to School Night
October 23, 2025

Back to School Night with Room to Read

Kerri Thomsen, Director of Instruction, Room to Read's Literacy Program

Kappa Alpha Psi
July 10, 2025

Kappa Alpha Psi and Room to Read: Building a nation of readers
2025 New York Gala celebrates 25 years
May 20, 2025

Room to Read’s 2025 New York Gala celebrates 25 years of world change

Education remains a constant amidst change for refugee communities across the globe: How Room to Read supports refugee communities
June 20, 2024

Education remains a constant amidst change for refugee communities across the globe
Haitian model Tico Armand supports literacy and girls’ education at Room to Read’s New York gala
June 02, 2024

Haitian model Tico Armand supports literacy and girls’ education at Room to Read’s New York gala

The Haitian Times

Room to Read’s 2024 New York Gala celebrates the power of education to help children crack the code to future success
May 15, 2024

Room to Read’s 2024 New York Gala celebrates the power of education to help children crack the code to future success

Room to Read’s “Dancing Hands”: a story of friendship through Filipino Sign Language
September 21, 2023

Room to Read’s “Dancing Hands”
These Afghans Had to Start Over. They Didn’t Have to Do It Alone.
December 06, 2022

These Afghans had to start over. They didn’t have to do it alone.

Kristen Bayrakdarian, The New York Times

Room to Read’s STEAM-Powered Careers Book Collection inspires representation in STEAM careers
October 12, 2022

Room to Read’s STEAM-Powered Careers Book Collection inspires representation in STEAM careers
Collier kids can get book collection to take home
August 18, 2022

Collier kids can get book collection to take home
Watch: Room to Read Associate Director Discusses Upcoming Book Distribution
June 22, 2022

Watch: Room to Read associate director discusses upcoming book distribution
New book collection helps Afghan children process their new lives in Houston
June 20, 2022

New book collection helps Afghan children process their new lives in Houston

Elizabeth Trovall, Houston Chronicle

Room to Read’s 2022 New York Gala recognizes education as the key that unlocks possibilities
May 19, 2022

Room to Read’s 2022 New York Gala recognizes education as the key that unlocks possibilities
Room to Read’s New York Gala Celebrates Education as the Great Equalizer, Benefiting 115,000 Children with Honorees IMC, Lilly Singh, and Tatcha
May 13, 2022

Room to Read’s New York Gala celebrates education as the great equalizer, benefiting 115,000 children with honorees IMC, Lilly Singh and Tatcha

Folklore to protect our future and other publishing news
May 02, 2022

Folklore to protect our future: publishing news from Room to Read
Local Educators Seek To Provide More Book Access In Bay Area ‘Book Deserts’
April 22, 2022

Local educators seek to provide more book access in Bay Area ‘book deserts’
Missing Out: Why Children in the U.S. Need to See Themselves in Books
April 04, 2022

Missing out: Why children in the U.S. need to see themselves in books

Christabel Pinto, Vice President, Room to Read's Literacy Portfolio

Initiative in Kern County makes sure kids have books at home
March 04, 2022

Initiative in Kern County makes sure kids have books at home
Room to Read provides free books to Central California children
December 27, 2021

Room to Read provides free books to Central California children
Room to Read Begins Non-commercial Children’s Book Publishing in the U.S., Provides First Print Copies of Peace & Equality Book Collection to Underserved Children in California’s Central Valley and San Francisco Bay Area, with support from Tatcha
December 21, 2021

Room to Read begins non-commercial children’s book publishing in the U.S., provides first print copies of Peace & Equality Book Collection to underserved children in California’s Central Valley and San Francisco Bay Area, with support from Tatcha
'I was just stunned:' A Wauwatosa woman bequeaths $4.6 million to a global nonprofit for children's literacy
December 21, 2021

'I was just stunned:' A Wauwatosa woman bequeaths $4.6 million to a global nonprofit for children's literacy
Room to Read Investigates Scarcity of Books and Lack of Book Diversity for Children in the U.S.
August 30, 2021

Room to Read investigates scarcity of books and lack of book diversity for children in the U.S.
As Back to School Season Approaches, Research Findings on U.S. “Book Deserts” and Lack of Diverse Books for Children Prompts Response to Education Inequities in Underserved Communities
August 25, 2021

As back to school season approaches, research findings on U.S. “book deserts” and lack of diverse books for children prompts response to education inequities in underserved communities
Amber Tamblyn and Credit Suisse Honored at Room to Read 2019 New York Gala; Performances by Wyclef Jean and DJ Switch Ghana
May 17, 2019

Amber Tamblyn and Credit Suisse honored at Room to Read 2019 New York Gala; Performances by Wyclef Jean and DJ Switch Ghana
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