Thunderbirds Charities Awards $5,000 to The Page Coach

  Kids Need to Read is very excited to announce that Thunderbirds Charities has awarded a $5,000 grant to help fund books for The Page Coach, KNTR’s mobile conveyor of literary treasure to children living in low socioeconomic neighborhoods of the Mesa/Phoenix metropolitan area and throughout Arizona. The mobile outreach unit enables KNTR to connect with children at […]

Barnes & Noble 15th Anniversary “Stuff the Coach” Bookfair

The 15th anniversary of Barnes & Nobel Chandler is coming up and The Page Coach is returning to the Chandler Fashion Center location to celebrate on Saturday, October 15th! The Kids Need to Read staff and volunteers will be on-site from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM collecting books, talking about our programs, and handing out […]

A Super Saturday in Holbrook!

by Gary Mlodzik Photographs by Gary Mlodzik A well-told story will hold even a superhero’s attention . . . and a few soccer players, quite a few girl scouts and a princess or two! These characters and more attended a special reading of Starfish on the Beach at the Holbrook Public Library in Holbrook, AZ […]

Kathy and Jerry Wood Foundation Awards $25,000 Grant to READ Together

Kids Need to Read is pleased to announce it has received a $25,000 national grant from the Kathy and Jerry Wood Foundation. This is the second year of funding from the foundation to help expand the READ Together program at nineteen schools located in low socioeconomic areas of the United States. READ Together addresses the […]

Treasures for Colorado

By Gary Mlodzik Photographs by Gary Mlodzik When I’ve nothing to occupy my mind or my hands, I resort to mischief. If I’d just had more books, I’d never have bothered with alcohol, drugs or pranks. I would read on any subject as I yearn for a more industrious, exciting life. —Paraphrased from Darker Still: […]