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Historic Book Fundraiser
Featuring books by and about African-Americans unlikely available on shelves in local bookstores. Register now and choose donation bundle(s) For more information, click here. Nov. 4, Select great books from 1500+ titles! Booker T. Washington Child Development Center/BTW 1519 E. Adams Street Phoenix, AZ 85034 Contact: Gift Children Books, Ink 602-592-9153
Find out more »Read Across America Day
Read Across America 2018 is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading around Dr. Seuss's birthday. Celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday by reading aloud to children during the week of Dr. Seuss' birthday. Select schools in the valley have been selected to celebrate where each student will receive books and other fun items Feb. 26 - March 1, 2018.
Find out more »Read Across America on Dr. Seuss’s Birthday
Oh, the Places You'll Go when you read! March 2 is NEA's Read Across America Day. Read the Seuss classic, Oh, The Places You'll Go or any other favorite book to your kids!
Find out more »D.E.A.R. “Drop Everything and Read” National Month-Long Celebration
D.E.A.R. stands for “Drop Everything and Read,” a national month-long celebration of reading designed to remind folks of all ages to make reading a priority activity in their lives. Because, what’s more fun(damental) than reading, really?
Find out more »Ready to Read! Block Party
2018 AZCEND Block Party Everyone come have fun and meet with experts on how to prepare your child to succeed in school at this FREE community event. April 7, 2018, 10:00AM-Noon AZCEND 345 S. California Street, Chandler, AZ
Find out more »National Library Week
Celebrate National Library Week 2015 (April 12-18, 2015) with the theme "Unlimited possibilities @ your library®."
Find out more »Ready to Read!
Everyone come have fun and meet with experts on how to prepare your child to succeed in school at this FREE community event. April 26, 2018 4:00PM-6:00PM Galveston Elementary School 661 E. Galveston Street, Chandler, AZ
Find out more »Read On Arizona General Meeting
Join our statewide network of community partners committed to improving early language and literacy outcomes for Arizona's children. Learn about latest work, new tools and opportunities related to Read On Arizona. Contact Renee Khoury to register: RKhoury@readonarizona.org
Find out more »Summer Reading
The Arizona Summer Reading Program encourages children and families to read for 20 minutes a day throughout the summer so they’ll increase or maintain their reading levels they worked so hard to achieve.
Find out more »Tinkering with STEM: Connections
Linking Literacy with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics June 9, 2018 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon When children tinker they learn the use of materials and the power of tools. Taking a refreshing turn in STEM, we follow the lead of author Cate Heroman, Making & Tinkering with STEM: Solving Design Challenges with Young Children (NAEYC, 2017). Classrooms that support creativity allow for experimentation, providing playful time with materials and tools. Join us as at Rio Salado College Conference Center…
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