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Upcoming Events
Our Next Event
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Reaching Readers with Parent Power
Nwando Clyburnn from the E3 Alliance will be presenting. Dinner and childcare provided! Sign up HERE!
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Advocating for the Young Reader
Tiffany Berry of Manor ISD will be leading the session. Dinner and childcare provided!
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Maximizing Technology to Support the Young Reader
Melissa Holloway of PBS Kids will be presenting! Childcare and dinner provided.
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The Beauty of Books
Karen Arneson of BookSpring will be presenting. Childcare and dinner are provided.
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Reading Beyond the Book
Chrysta from Read the Room (us!) will be presenting! Dinner and Childcare provided.
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Literacy for Everyday Life
Chrysta from Read the Room (us!) will be presenting! Dinner and Childcare provided.
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ACC Military Family
ACC Military Families can join us for a resource fair to learn about the many support systems in place for military families in the Austin area. Including literacy support from Read the Room!
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Winter Reading Event
A family reading event with local authors, free books, and fun activities!
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Trunk or Treat
Join Read the Room for a Trunk or Treat time! We’ll be joining the Del Valle Public Library along with We Need Diverse Books to host some Halloween fun!
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Fall Fundraiser
We’re having a digital fall fundraiser! Every $10 donation equals 1 entry into our giveaway. The more you donate the higher chances you have of winning!
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Literacy Night
Check out our table at Pillow Elementary’s Literacy Night! We’ll be hosting a table with interactive learning activities and goodies to take home!
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Head Start Professional Development
A professional development training for Head Start teachers in AISD about connecting equity and classroom behavior management.
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Head Start Professional Development
A professional development training for Head Start teachers in AISD about Literacy Through Play!
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Cardboard Kingdom
Join us this month for a magical "Cardboard Kingdom" event!
This will be a fantastic time for learning, imagination, and fun.
Bring your little ones and explore the wonders of creativity.
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Equidad ATX and Read the Room
Book and reading kit distribution at Equidad ATX Market Style May!
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Parent Literacy Workshop
Parents- this is a session to help support you and your child on building and maintaining reading skills throughout the summer. Come and enjoy some time with us!
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Day Without Childcare
On May 13, we’re taking action: some childcare providers, with the support of the families they serve, are shutting their doors, some are calling out sick or closing down early, and all of us are standing in solidarity to draw attention to the national crisis that our childcare system is in.
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Bookspring Fest
Come one, come all to a free fun filled outdoor festival celebrating books and fun family activities! Special guests will take the stage to read some of their favorite stories aloud, including our founder, Chrysta, at 4pm! Additionally, families and individuals will be able to win fun prizes with carnival games and enjoy some snacks and brews.
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Community Book Fair
Kidds Community Books Fair, which aims to promote literacy and reading from birth to sixth grade. This event is open to families and the community, and we encourage everyone to sign up for the program. Free books will be provided for all attendees!
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Thankful for Reading
Join Read the Room's Thanksgiving community reading event! Celebrate literacy, share stories, and foster a love for reading. Come together for a festive, educational experience.
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Thankful for Reading
Join Read the Room's Thanksgiving community reading event! Celebrate literacy, share stories, and foster a love for reading. Come together for a festive, educational experience.
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Thankful for Reading
Join Read the Room's Thanksgiving community reading event! Celebrate literacy, share stories, and foster a love for reading. Come together for a festive, educational experience.
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Equidad ATX Event
Read the Room will be giving away our Breaktime Book Adventure kits at the November 18th event at Del Valle High School.
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Parent Champions Training
Read the Room will be doing a Parent Champions training for Families as Partners.
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Halloween
In honor of this spooky season, join Read the Room at our free community event on Saturday, October 28th from 11-12:30 at Elroy Community Library in Del Valle. We will explore bravery and facing our fears through storytelling, movement, and music. To top it all off, we will end the entire event with a Trunk or Treat! It'll be unBOOlievably fun!
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Morning Glories
Read the Room is leading Waterloo Greenway's Morning Glories on Tuesday, October 10th!
Join us for an unBOOlievably fun and spooky celebration of Halloween and Dia de los Muertos. Read the Room will lead an exploration of bravery and facing our fears through storytelling, movement, and music.
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Summer Reading Fun!
The Situation with Punctuation! Get up and move as we get in the punctuation groove.
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Reading & Recipes
Join Read the Room to learn how cooking can help your child learn to read with activities, books, food, and teaching tips for parents! Plus, free popsicles from Mom and Pops!
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Summer Reading Fun!
Theme: Finding Me in Literacy! Finding and reading books that reflect our community.
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Summer Reading Fun!
Recipes and Reading! Explore how cooking together improves reading skills.