Kids Need to Read Fuels Caribbean Dreams

When librarian Brenda Rodriguez moved back to her native Puerto Rico after living in the United States for some time, she discovered that her students at Borinquen Bilingual School and Sport Development Center in Aquadilla, did not have access to enough books appropriate for their reading levels.  Borinquen Bilingual School is an elementary school that […]

Rocky Top Reading from Kids Need to Read

Alice Turner isn’t a librarian, or a teacher, or a parent, but she is someone who cares about her community.  Alice grew up in Red Bank, Tennessee, and she remembers how the local schools had difficulty providing books for their students to read.  Funding was low, and the schools struggled to foster an interest in […]

Kids Need to Read is Rebuilding Readers

On May 4, 2007, a vicious tornado ripped through Greensburg, Kansas.  Ninety-five percent of this city of 1500 people was completely destroyed by the storm.  Months later, schools reopened in trailers, and the town is still rebuilding over a year and a half after the tornado.  There is little space for books in these improvised […]

A Thank You From Kids Need to Read

This year we have a lot to be thankful for. We are excited to announce that during 2008, we donated more than 1,900 books valued at approximately $17,000. We were also fortunate to help with the placement of more than 3,000 books to the Friends of the New Orleans Public Library. Kids Need to Read […]

KNTR Forms Partnership With Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic

The Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic in Seattle, Washington, is a perfect match to The Kids Need to Read Foundation.  We both understand the importance of reading and want to help get books into the hands of children.  Kids Need to Read has formed a partnership with the Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic to do just that. […]