Kids Need to Read Cares

Written by Erin Casey At B. F. Norton Elementary School in Cumberland, Rhode Island, the library is only 40% stocked.  Not only that, the books are old and many are falling apart.  Chris Naughton, Chair of the Library Improvements Committee, told Kids Need to Read that most of the books her child brings home from […]

The Growing Library in Eagleville

Written by Erin Casey Eagleville, Tennessee’s library has one room and is run by one person.  In other words, it is small.  They serve Eagleville, Unionville, Chapel Hill and Rockvale.  The last three communities don’t even have libraries, so the Eagleville Bicentennial Public Library is an important place.  Branch Supervisor Donna Jordon said that when […]

Sam Garcia Western Avenue Library: Many Kids Holding Books in Their Hands!

Written by Denise Gary Photographs ©Denise Gary This past summer, I had the pleasure of visiting Sam Garcia Western Avenue Library in Avondale, Arizona.  The library in this small community west of Phoenix had just received a large shipment of our books, so I decided to drop by and say hello.  I was given a […]

Making a Difference in Seattle

Written by Erin Casey From the Valley of the Sun to arguably the cloudiest place in the nation, Kids Need to Read is there for the bookless.  North Public Health Clinic in Seattle sought out Kids Need to Read to help provide books to their school-aged and young adult patients when they discovered most other […]

Free Comics Brighten the Lives of CFA Kids

Written by Denise Gary Photographs ©Tina Worley (Last photograph ©Denise Gary) Do you know a kid who is not interested in reading?  Chances are, if you hand them a comic book, they will read it without any prompting.  Comic books are magical tools when it comes to reluctant readers.  Not only that, they are an […]