06
Jun
Northern Virginia – Build a Child’s Library Book Fair
Eight members of Northern Virginia’s Assistance League chapter participated in their third book fair of the year, part of a program called “Build a Child’s Library.” The event took place on May 20th at a local Title I elementary school in Fairfax County. Assistance League members planned and carried out a book giveaway in which […]
12
Apr
Northern Virginia – Build a Child’s Library
Nine members of Assistance League of Northern Virginia chapter recently helped nearly 550 students at a local elementary school select a brand-new book to take home and keep. For our second book fair of this school year, in a program called “Build a Child’s Library,” members worked with the Reading Specialist and other administrators at […]
Apr
Chicagoland West – Assisteens deliver inaugural program for ACTION! Week
Assisteens® of Chicagoland West organized their debut event with much enthusiasm. In honor of ACTION!Week, they shared Dr. Seuss’ time honored book The Lorax in three different ways: with a short re-enactment, a read aloud of the book, and a movie event at the Indian Prairie Library on Saturday, February 26. Kudos to the teens […]
23
Mar
St. Louis – Books From Friends Program
In 2020-21, Books From Friends distributed over 15,000 new books to St. Louis school children and held multiple book parades for St. Louis elementary schools.
Mar
the Chesapeake Area – Receives Donation from Local Author
Kim Lee, a local author from Baltimore, donated books to Assistance League of the Chesapeake to support our Project Literacy program. Project Literacy supports area Title I schools with tutoring, classroom help and enrichment activities. Shown in the photo is Ms. Lee with her book, The Night Owl, at Georgetown East Elementary School, one of the schools […]
04
Mar
San Jose – Assistance League completed ACTION! Week
Assistance League of San Jose just completed taking part in ACTION WEEK, Feb. 20-26. As in the past, Assistance League of San Jose partnered with Barnes & Noble Book Store for Action Week. Our chapter has enjoyed a strong partnership with them for the past 10 years and they have been instrumental in OUR Readers [...]