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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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  • 10:00 am-11:30 am
    October 3, 2017
    Raleigh County Public Library, North Kanawha Street, Beckley, WV, United States

    Tuesday, October 3 – 10:00 a.m.

    Raleigh County Public Library – Downstairs Room

    (221 N. Kanawha Street Beckley)

    Registration not mandatory but helpful.  To register contact us at: 304-345-5212 or mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org

  • 6:00 pm-7:30 pm
    October 3, 2017
    2000 Tavern Rd, Martinsburg, WV 25401

    Orientation session for new volunteer readers. For questions, please contact the state Read Aloud office at 304-345-5212 or mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org.

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  • 10:00 am-11:30 am
    October 4, 2017
    121 North Court Street, Ripley, WV

    Orientation session for new volunteer readers. For questions, please contact the state Read Aloud office at 304-345-5212 or mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org.

  • 6:00 pm-7:30 pm
    October 4, 2017
    730 Eagle School Rd, Martinsburg, WV 25404

    Orientation session for new volunteer readers. For questions, please contact the state Read Aloud office at (304)- 345-5212 or mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org

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  • 11:30 am-1:00 pm
    October 9, 2017
    Raleigh County Public Library, 221 North Kanawha Street, Beckley, WV, United States

    Meeting of the local chapter board for Raleigh County.

  • 1:00 pm-2:00 pm
    October 9, 2017
    111 Fayette Ave, Fayetteville, WV 25840

    Meeting for Fayette County Chapter board.

  • 6:00 pm-7:30 pm
    October 9, 2017
    111 Fayette Ave, Fayetteville, WV 25840

    Orientation session for new volunteer readers. If you have any questions, please contact the State Read Aloud Office at (304)-345-5212 or email mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org. You can also email Linda Cole with the Fayette County Chapter at lcole65@suddenlink.net.

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  • 6:00 pm-7:30 pm
    October 10, 2017
    321 Monroe St, Fairmont, WV 26554

    Orientation session for new volunteer readers. To register, please contact Aletta Moffettt: almoffett@gmail.com or 304-363-7060

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  • 5:30 pm-7:00 pm
    October 11, 2017
    1 Learning Way, Foster, WV 25081

    Orientation session for new volunteer readers. For questions, please contact the State Read Aloud Office at (304)-345-5212.

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  • 9:30 am-11:00 am
    October 12, 2017
    Spring Hill Elementary School, 1901 Hall Avenue, Huntington, WV, United States

    Orientation session for new volunteer readers. For questions, please contact the State Read Aloud Office (304)-345-5212.

  • 11:00 am-1:30 pm
    October 12, 2017
    1 Mountwest Way, Huntington, WV 25701

    Orientation session for new volunteer readers. For questions, please contact the State Read Aloud office at 304-345-5212.

  • 6:30 pm-8:00 pm
    October 12, 2017
    Epworth United Methodist Church, 299 N. Church St., Ripley, WV, United States

    Orientation session for new volunteers. For questions, please contact the State Read Aloud office at (304)-345-5212 or mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org.

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  • 5:30 pm-7:00 pm
    October 17, 2017
    152 Robert West McCormick Dr., Lewisburg, WV 24901

    Orientation session for new volunteer readers. For questions, please contact the state Read Aloud office at 304-345-5212 or email mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org.

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  • 6:00 pm-7:30 pm
    October 19, 2017
    52 16th St, Wheeling, WV 26003

    Orientation session for new volunteer readers. For questions, please contact the State Read Aloud office at 304-345-5212 or mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org.

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  • 9:00 am-10:30 am
    October 24, 2017
    1255 T J Jackson Dr, Falling Waters, WV 25419

    Orientation sessions for new volunteer readers. For questions, please contact the State Read Aloud Office at (304)-345-5212 or email mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org.

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  • 12:30 pm-2:00 pm
    October 26, 2017
    731 Preston Dr. Kingwood, WV 26537

    Orientation session for new volunteer readers. Please register if you plan on attending. Contact Marsha Hoyer at 304-345-5212 or email mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org.

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  • 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
    October 29, 2017
    126 Excellence Way, Inwood, WV 25428

    Orientation sessions for new volunteer readers. For questions, please contact the State Read Aloud Office at (304)-345-5212 or email mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org.

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  • 11:30 am-1:00 pm
    October 30, 2017
    100 Education Ln, Parsons, WV 26287

    Orientation session for new volunteer readers. Lunch will be provided. To register, contact mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org or call 304-345-5212.

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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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October
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  • 10:00 am-11:30 am
    October 3, 2017
    Raleigh County Public Library, North Kanawha Street, Beckley, WV, United States

    Tuesday, October 3 – 10:00 a.m.

    Raleigh County Public Library – Downstairs Room

    (221 N. Kanawha Street Beckley)

    Registration not mandatory but helpful.  To register contact us at: 304-345-5212 or mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org

  • 6:00 pm-7:30 pm
    October 3, 2017
    2000 Tavern Rd, Martinsburg, WV 25401

    Orientation session for new volunteer readers. For questions, please contact the state Read Aloud office at 304-345-5212 or mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org.

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  • 10:00 am-11:30 am
    October 4, 2017
    121 North Court Street, Ripley, WV

    Orientation session for new volunteer readers. For questions, please contact the state Read Aloud office at 304-345-5212 or mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org.

  • 6:00 pm-7:30 pm
    October 4, 2017
    730 Eagle School Rd, Martinsburg, WV 25404

    Orientation session for new volunteer readers. For questions, please contact the state Read Aloud office at (304)- 345-5212 or mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org

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  • 11:30 am-1:00 pm
    October 9, 2017
    Raleigh County Public Library, 221 North Kanawha Street, Beckley, WV, United States

    Meeting of the local chapter board for Raleigh County.

  • 1:00 pm-2:00 pm
    October 9, 2017
    111 Fayette Ave, Fayetteville, WV 25840

    Meeting for Fayette County Chapter board.

  • 6:00 pm-7:30 pm
    October 9, 2017
    111 Fayette Ave, Fayetteville, WV 25840

    Orientation session for new volunteer readers. If you have any questions, please contact the State Read Aloud Office at (304)-345-5212 or email mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org. You can also email Linda Cole with the Fayette County Chapter at lcole65@suddenlink.net.

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  • 6:00 pm-7:30 pm
    October 10, 2017
    321 Monroe St, Fairmont, WV 26554

    Orientation session for new volunteer readers. To register, please contact Aletta Moffettt: almoffett@gmail.com or 304-363-7060

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  • 5:30 pm-7:00 pm
    October 11, 2017
    1 Learning Way, Foster, WV 25081

    Orientation session for new volunteer readers. For questions, please contact the State Read Aloud Office at (304)-345-5212.

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  • 9:30 am-11:00 am
    October 12, 2017
    Spring Hill Elementary School, 1901 Hall Avenue, Huntington, WV, United States

    Orientation session for new volunteer readers. For questions, please contact the State Read Aloud Office (304)-345-5212.

  • 11:00 am-1:30 pm
    October 12, 2017
    1 Mountwest Way, Huntington, WV 25701

    Orientation session for new volunteer readers. For questions, please contact the State Read Aloud office at 304-345-5212.

  • 6:30 pm-8:00 pm
    October 12, 2017
    Epworth United Methodist Church, 299 N. Church St., Ripley, WV, United States

    Orientation session for new volunteers. For questions, please contact the State Read Aloud office at (304)-345-5212 or mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org.

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  • 5:30 pm-7:00 pm
    October 17, 2017
    152 Robert West McCormick Dr., Lewisburg, WV 24901

    Orientation session for new volunteer readers. For questions, please contact the state Read Aloud office at 304-345-5212 or email mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org.

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  • 6:00 pm-7:30 pm
    October 19, 2017
    52 16th St, Wheeling, WV 26003

    Orientation session for new volunteer readers. For questions, please contact the State Read Aloud office at 304-345-5212 or mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org.

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  • 9:00 am-10:30 am
    October 24, 2017
    1255 T J Jackson Dr, Falling Waters, WV 25419

    Orientation sessions for new volunteer readers. For questions, please contact the State Read Aloud Office at (304)-345-5212 or email mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org.

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  • 12:30 pm-2:00 pm
    October 26, 2017
    731 Preston Dr. Kingwood, WV 26537

    Orientation session for new volunteer readers. Please register if you plan on attending. Contact Marsha Hoyer at 304-345-5212 or email mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org.

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  • 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
    October 29, 2017
    126 Excellence Way, Inwood, WV 25428

    Orientation sessions for new volunteer readers. For questions, please contact the State Read Aloud Office at (304)-345-5212 or email mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org.

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  • 11:30 am-1:00 pm
    October 30, 2017
    100 Education Ln, Parsons, WV 26287

    Orientation session for new volunteer readers. Lunch will be provided. To register, contact mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org or call 304-345-5212.

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Contact Us

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