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Read Aloud WV

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

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

Read Aloud West Virginia’s mission is to motivate children to WANT to read, because motivation is the critical first step in developing any skill. We work to change the literacy culture of West Virginia by keeping reading material in the hands and on the minds of our state’s children…

Raise a Strong Reader in 2024!

Read Aloud West Virginia has launched our 2024 BookBaby Snap-bottom Shirt campaign as both a fundraiser and reminder of the value of reading to children.

This Read Aloud gift is a nice, gentle reminder of creating healthy reading habits. 

The cotton baby shirt featuring a design by Charleston artist Brenda Pinnell of HepCatz Design, makes an ideal present for a new reader in the family. Proceeds support Read Aloud!

Click the image and find the link to purchase!

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Readers Are Leaders

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.

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!

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  • 12:30 pm-2:00 pm
    October 2, 2016
    St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 815 Kanawha Terrace, Saint Albans, WV, United States

    Orientation for new volunteer readers. To register, contact Marsha Hoyer at mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org or (304) 345-5212.

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  • 5:30 pm-7:00 pm
    October 3, 2016
    Sherman Elementary School, 7487 Coal River Road, Comfort, WV, United States

    Orientation for new volunteer readers. Sherman Elementary Library. Contact Jennifer Griffith for additional information: readaloudbcs@yahoo.com.

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  • 1:00 pm-2:00 pm
    October 4, 2016
    Raleigh County Board of Education, Adair Street, Beckley, WV, United States

    Mandatory meeting for all enrolled schools’ Read Aloud coordinators. Please send a substitute if you are unable to attend.

    Raleigh County Board of Education, Venarie Center.

  • 4:30 pm-6:00 pm
    October 4, 2016
    Greenbrier County Public Library, Lewisburg, WV, United States

    Orientation session for new volunteer readers.

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  • 9:00 am-11:00 pm
    October 8, 2016
    Books-A-Million stores across West Virginia, United States

    Shop at Books-A-Million stores in Barboursville, Beckley, Bluefield, Bridgeport, Charleston (Town Center Mall and RHL Boulevard locations), Martinsburg, Morgantown, Vienna, Washington, PA, and Wheeling! A portion of all designated purchases will be donated to Read Aloud West Virginia to help us keep books in the hands and on the minds of West Virginia’s children.

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  • 9:30 am-11:00 am
    October 10, 2016
    West Virginia State University, Institute, WV, United States

    Orientation for new volunteer readers. West Virginia State University, Wallace Hall, Room 622. To register or for additional information, contact Marsha Hoyer at mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org.

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  • 10:30 am-12:30 pm
    October 12, 2016
    Marion County Public Library, 321 Monroe Street, Fairmont, WV, United States

    Orientation for new volunteer readers. Marion County Public Library, Conference Room B. Please contact Aletta Moffett to register: almoffett@gmail.com or (304) 363-7060.

  • 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
    October 12, 2016
    Buckhannon Academy Elementary School, College Avenue, Buckhannon, WV, United States

    Meeting of the Upshur County Read Aloud Chapter Board.

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  • 10:00 am-11:30 am
    October 13, 2016
    Spring Hill Elementary School, 1901 Hall Avenue, Huntington, WV, United States

    Orientation for new volunteer readers.

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  • 10:00 am-11:30 am
    October 17, 2016
    Grant County Board-Education, 204 Jefferson Avenue, Petersburg, WV, United States

    Orientation for teachers and new volunteer readers.

  • 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
    October 17, 2016
    Union Educational Complex, Mount Storm, WV, United States

    Orientation for new volunteer readers. Location: Union Educational Complex Media Center.

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  • 10:00 am-11:30 am
    October 18, 2016
    Martha Elementary School, 3067 Martha Road, Barboursville, WV, United States

    Orientation for new volunteer readers.

  • 4:30 pm-6:00 pm
    October 18, 2016
    Myles Center for the Arts, Harper-McNeeley Auditorium, 100 Campus Drive, Elkins, WV, United States

    Orientation for new volunteer readers. Davis and Elkins College, Myles Center for the Arts.

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  • 9:00 am-10:30 am
    October 20, 2016
    Mt Nebo Elementary School, 110 Schoolhouse Lane, Summersville, WV, United States

    Orientation for new volunteer readers.

    Contact: Linda Keeney, lkeeney72@gmail.com

  • 10:00 am-11:30 am
    October 20, 2016
    Community-Grace United Methodist, 225 28th Street, Huntington, WV, United States

    Orientation for new volunteer readers.

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  • 9:00 am-10:30 am
    October 24, 2016
    Mt Lookout Elementary School, Mount Lookout, WV, United States

    Orientation for new volunteer readers.

    Contact: Linda Keeney, lkeeney72@gmail.com

  • 9:30 am-11:00 am
    October 24, 2016
    Youth Museum of Southern West Virginia, 509 Ewart Avenue, Beckley, WV, United States

    Orientation for new volunteer readers.

  • 5:30 pm-7:00 pm
    October 24, 2016
    Madison Elementary School, 150 Josephine Avenue, Madison, WV, United States

    Orientation for new volunteer readers. Contact Jennifer Griffith for additional information: readaloudbcs@yahoo.com.

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  • 3:00 pm-4:00 pm
    October 26, 2016
    Guyandotte Library, 203 Richmond Street, Huntington, WV, United States

    Chapter Board Meeting for Read Aloud WV of Cabell County.

  • 5:30 pm-7:00 pm
    October 26, 2016
    Columbia Pipeline Group, 1700 MacCorkle Avenue Southeast, Charleston, WV, United States

    Orientation for new volunteer readers. To register, please contact Marsha Hoyer at mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org or (304)345-5212.

    Columbia Pipeline Group Building, Room 1178.

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  • 10:15 am-11:45 am
    October 27, 2016
    Man High School, 800 East McDonald Avenue, Man, WV, United States

    Orientation for new volunteer readers. Email readaloud@frontier.com to register to attend.

  • 1:00 pm-2:30 pm
    October 27, 2016
    Logan High School, 1 Wildcat Way, Logan, WV, United States

    Orientation for new volunteer readers. Email readaloud@frontier.com to register to attend.

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Read Aloud launches BookBaby Shirt campaign to support literacy in WV 

January 25, 2024

Read Aloud launches BookBaby Shirt campaign to support literacy in WV 
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Read Aloud West Virginia has launched its 2024 BookBaby Snap-bottom Shirt campaign as both a fundrai...

Read Aloud West Virginia has launched its 2024 BookBaby Snap-bottom Shirt campaign as both a fundraiser and reminder of the value of reading to children.  Baby shirts are available for purchase h...

Read Aloud West Virginia has launched its 2024 BookBaby Snap-bottom Shirt campaign as both a fundrai...

At home, school, or at the fair, readers make valuable contributions to children’s literacy

January 25, 2024

At home, school, or at the fair, readers make valuable contributions to children’s literacy
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A Letter from Executive Director Dawn Miller Twenty-some years ago when Kelly Griffith was teaching ...

A Letter from Executive Director Dawn Miller Twenty-some years ago when Kelly Griffith was teaching first grade, her class studied honeybees for a month.   “Anything and all things honeybee,...

A Letter from Executive Director Dawn Miller Twenty-some years ago when Kelly Griffith was teaching ...

Story time at the county fair

January 24, 2024

Story time at the county fair
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Story time with Read Aloud had children glued to their books all week long at the Jackson County Fai...

Story time with Read Aloud had children glued to their books all week long at the Jackson County Fair this summer.  Camped underneath a shady tree, sprawled out on a rug in front of their camper, or s...

Story time with Read Aloud had children glued to their books all week long at the Jackson County Fai...

Donate to Read Aloud, lower your tax bill

December 13, 2023

Donate to Read Aloud, lower your tax bill
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NIP credits for gifts of $500 or more, while supplies last  You qualify for Neighborhood Investment ...

NIP credits for gifts of $500 or more, while supplies last  You qualify for Neighborhood Investment Program tax credits if you:  — Pay income taxes in West Virginia, or  — Pay corporate ne...

NIP credits for gifts of $500 or more, while supplies last  You qualify for Neighborhood Investment ...

Save the Date! Read-A-Palooza 2023

January 2, 2023

Save the Date! Read-A-Palooza 2023
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We invite you to join us in uplifting the success of our Summer Book Binges at Read-A-Palooza 2023: ...

We invite you to join us in uplifting the success of our Summer Book Binges at Read-A-Palooza 2023: Binge on Books on Thursday, March 9 from 5:30-7:30 pm in the University of Charleston’s Riggleman Ro...

We invite you to join us in uplifting the success of our Summer Book Binges at Read-A-Palooza 2023: ...

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Upcoming Events

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  • 12:30 pm-2:00 pm
    October 2, 2016
    St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 815 Kanawha Terrace, Saint Albans, WV, United States

    Orientation for new volunteer readers. To register, contact Marsha Hoyer at mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org or (304) 345-5212.

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  • 5:30 pm-7:00 pm
    October 3, 2016
    Sherman Elementary School, 7487 Coal River Road, Comfort, WV, United States

    Orientation for new volunteer readers. Sherman Elementary Library. Contact Jennifer Griffith for additional information: readaloudbcs@yahoo.com.

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  • 1:00 pm-2:00 pm
    October 4, 2016
    Raleigh County Board of Education, Adair Street, Beckley, WV, United States

    Mandatory meeting for all enrolled schools’ Read Aloud coordinators. Please send a substitute if you are unable to attend.

    Raleigh County Board of Education, Venarie Center.

  • 4:30 pm-6:00 pm
    October 4, 2016
    Greenbrier County Public Library, Lewisburg, WV, United States

    Orientation session for new volunteer readers.

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  • 9:00 am-11:00 pm
    October 8, 2016
    Books-A-Million stores across West Virginia, United States

    Shop at Books-A-Million stores in Barboursville, Beckley, Bluefield, Bridgeport, Charleston (Town Center Mall and RHL Boulevard locations), Martinsburg, Morgantown, Vienna, Washington, PA, and Wheeling! A portion of all designated purchases will be donated to Read Aloud West Virginia to help us keep books in the hands and on the minds of West Virginia’s children.

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  • 9:30 am-11:00 am
    October 10, 2016
    West Virginia State University, Institute, WV, United States

    Orientation for new volunteer readers. West Virginia State University, Wallace Hall, Room 622. To register or for additional information, contact Marsha Hoyer at mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org.

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  • 10:30 am-12:30 pm
    October 12, 2016
    Marion County Public Library, 321 Monroe Street, Fairmont, WV, United States

    Orientation for new volunteer readers. Marion County Public Library, Conference Room B. Please contact Aletta Moffett to register: almoffett@gmail.com or (304) 363-7060.

  • 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
    October 12, 2016
    Buckhannon Academy Elementary School, College Avenue, Buckhannon, WV, United States

    Meeting of the Upshur County Read Aloud Chapter Board.

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  • 10:00 am-11:30 am
    October 13, 2016
    Spring Hill Elementary School, 1901 Hall Avenue, Huntington, WV, United States

    Orientation for new volunteer readers.

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  • 10:00 am-11:30 am
    October 17, 2016
    Grant County Board-Education, 204 Jefferson Avenue, Petersburg, WV, United States

    Orientation for teachers and new volunteer readers.

  • 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
    October 17, 2016
    Union Educational Complex, Mount Storm, WV, United States

    Orientation for new volunteer readers. Location: Union Educational Complex Media Center.

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  • 10:00 am-11:30 am
    October 18, 2016
    Martha Elementary School, 3067 Martha Road, Barboursville, WV, United States

    Orientation for new volunteer readers.

  • 4:30 pm-6:00 pm
    October 18, 2016
    Myles Center for the Arts, Harper-McNeeley Auditorium, 100 Campus Drive, Elkins, WV, United States

    Orientation for new volunteer readers. Davis and Elkins College, Myles Center for the Arts.

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  • 9:00 am-10:30 am
    October 20, 2016
    Mt Nebo Elementary School, 110 Schoolhouse Lane, Summersville, WV, United States

    Orientation for new volunteer readers.

    Contact: Linda Keeney, lkeeney72@gmail.com

  • 10:00 am-11:30 am
    October 20, 2016
    Community-Grace United Methodist, 225 28th Street, Huntington, WV, United States

    Orientation for new volunteer readers.

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  • 9:00 am-10:30 am
    October 24, 2016
    Mt Lookout Elementary School, Mount Lookout, WV, United States

    Orientation for new volunteer readers.

    Contact: Linda Keeney, lkeeney72@gmail.com

  • 9:30 am-11:00 am
    October 24, 2016
    Youth Museum of Southern West Virginia, 509 Ewart Avenue, Beckley, WV, United States

    Orientation for new volunteer readers.

  • 5:30 pm-7:00 pm
    October 24, 2016
    Madison Elementary School, 150 Josephine Avenue, Madison, WV, United States

    Orientation for new volunteer readers. Contact Jennifer Griffith for additional information: readaloudbcs@yahoo.com.

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  • 3:00 pm-4:00 pm
    October 26, 2016
    Guyandotte Library, 203 Richmond Street, Huntington, WV, United States

    Chapter Board Meeting for Read Aloud WV of Cabell County.

  • 5:30 pm-7:00 pm
    October 26, 2016
    Columbia Pipeline Group, 1700 MacCorkle Avenue Southeast, Charleston, WV, United States

    Orientation for new volunteer readers. To register, please contact Marsha Hoyer at mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org or (304)345-5212.

    Columbia Pipeline Group Building, Room 1178.

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  • 10:15 am-11:45 am
    October 27, 2016
    Man High School, 800 East McDonald Avenue, Man, WV, United States

    Orientation for new volunteer readers. Email readaloud@frontier.com to register to attend.

  • 1:00 pm-2:30 pm
    October 27, 2016
    Logan High School, 1 Wildcat Way, Logan, WV, United States

    Orientation for new volunteer readers. Email readaloud@frontier.com to register to attend.

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Contact Us

  • 304-345-5212
  • P.O. Box 1784, Charleston, WV 25326
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