Always Reading, Inc.
Our mission is to empower children with an abundance of knowledge through books.
Why We Do - What We Do
According to the US. Department of Education, 67% of fourth grade students are below proficiency in reading. In other words, nearly 2.4 million students struggle with reading at grade level.
At Always Reading, we’re deeply concerned about the growing statistics around low reading levels and limited access to books. We believe that every child deserves the chance to fall in love with reading—and to see themselves in the stories they read.
That’s why our mission is to get high-quality, engaging books into the hands of children who need them most. From inspiring biographies and real-life heroes to graphic novels, science, finance, and even superhero adventures—we offer a diverse selection designed to spark curiosity and build lifelong readers.
Reading opens doors. We're here to help kids walk through them.
"Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi."
— Oprah Winfrey
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““The Achieving Through Program has been so valuable to our school. Each day, the students race to get into the building to get to the Always Reading book nook just to see “what’s new”. The excitement on the parents faces has been tremendous! Thank you for supporting Scotts Branch for so many years and hopefully many more to come.””
““The Always Reading - Achieving Through Reading Program provides access and opportunity for students to self-select culturally relevant books without cost. The students of Hernwood Elementary school excitedly visit the free book display weekly to replenish their personal libraries with new and highly engaging books. Thanks to the generous donations of Always Reading, our students are provided an additional opportunity to interact with literature at home with their parents as well as with the classroom teacher. When visiting classrooms, I have observed teachers engaging in the read aloud process to expose students to a variety of new content provided by books donated by Always Reading. The program provides a much needed service to our school community.””
Thank you Penguin Random House for supporting Always Reading.