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Join us Thursday, April 2, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the University of Charleston for our annual fundraiser.

This year, we're celebrating Read Aloud West Virginia's 40th anniversary!

Keeping books in their hands and on their minds since 1986.

Read Aloud West Virginia motivates children to read for fun.

We involve families, schools, businesses, health care professionals, civic groups, and all of society to motivate children to WANT to read.

Interested in becoming a volunteer reader?

Our volunteers reach students and families all over the state by reading in elementary classrooms, coordinating events for education and outreach, preparing books to be distributed to kids, and so much more! Join the movement for a more literate WV and volunteer today! Follow the prompts below to get started reading in a classroom or visit the "Our Counties" tab to get involved with your local chapter.

Is your county signed up for Read Aloud?

Currently, Read Aloud WV is active in 30 of 55 counties.

Click the button below to find your county’s Chapter President and which of your local schools are enrolled with us.

Volunteer Readers

Our trained volunteer readers serve as a commercial for reading and send a powerful message that reading is an enjoyable lifetime activity.

Book Distribution

We provide students with books through a variety of programs because access to books is essential to raising a generation of readers.

Reader-Friendly Classrooms

We help teachers create text-rich, reader friendly schools through free events, resources, book distributions, and volunteer readers.

Community Engagement

We educate on the importance of reading to children from infancy into adolescence, the value of a print-rich environment, and more!

Give the love of reading to a child in your community.

Fairplain Elementary — Jackson County

Gerrardstown Elementary — Berkeley County

Valley PK-8 — Fayette County

Keep in ToucH

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January 28 - February 03

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Kanawha County Volunteer Reader Orientation
5:30 pm-7:00 pm
January 30, 2018
Columbia Gas Transmission LLC, Maccorkle Avenue Southeast, Charleston, WV, United States
Orientation session for new volunteer readers. It will be held in the Columbia Pipeline Group building, room 1163. To register, please contact Marsha Hoyer at 304-345-5212 or mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org.
Monongalia Chapter Board Meeting
6:00 pm-7:00 pm
January 30, 2018
357 Patteson Drive, Morgantown, WV 26505
Board meeting for local Monongalia Read Aloud Chapter.
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Kanawha County Volunteer Reader Orientation
5:30 pm-7:00 pm
January 31, 2018
317 W. Washington Street, Charleston, WV 25302
Orientation session for new volunteer readers.
Park in the lot on Ohio Avenue and enter through the church entrance.
Dinner included.
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Berkeley County Volunteer Reader Orientation
10:00 am-11:30 am
February 3, 2018
778 Fox Croft Avenue, Martinsburg, WV
One time orientation for new volunteer readers. The orientation will give an overview of the Read Aloud program. Suggestions are made to make the read aloud experience a good one for the reader and the students. Session will take place in the meeting room of The Daily Grind.