A Year of Reading, A City of Readers

You Put Books Into Kids’ Hands

Because of you, The Reading Room delivered real results this year. Your gifts turned a simple idea into daily reading for thousands of children.

What you made possible

You reached 17,000 students at 61 schools on September 9 with Reading Assembly Kits.
You put free, choice-driven books on tables at community events so kids could pick stories that felt like theirs.
You helped us reach 88 kids per week who attend out of school time programs in low income neighborhoods!
You created simple tools that families can use right away: Reading Bingo, parent guides, educator mini-lessons, and kid-favorite bookmarks.

At the Carnegie Library Children’s Literacy Summit, your gift enabled us to meet parents and educators, share resources, and delight kids with a bookmark decorating contest.
During Earth Month, your support helped us partner with the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy to share books and five-minute reading routines.
At school visits and neighborhood pop-ups, you made it easy for families to start a reading habit that lasts.

“This made it simple to start reading every day.”
“Choosing my own book made me excited to read.”
“We received the Back-to-School Reading Assembly Kit and were blown away by your kindness. Our district is considered about 90% low socioeconomic status so any extra support is so appreciated."

You can keep this momentum going.

Thank you for the year you made possible. With your help, 2026 will put even more books into the hands of Pittsburgh kids.