Literati, a leading advocate for young readers, has extended a nationwide philanthropic initiative to support reading habits at home. The program, which ran during Literati’s 2025 spring book fairs, awarded 21 families with an annual Literati Kids Book Club membership.
With their membership, young readers will receive five books every month tailored to their age, interests, and reading level. In total, Literati will have donated over 1,200 books through this reading program.
Getting Books Back In the Classroom
The campaign continues with an all-new initiative in Book Clubs for Classrooms: a membership for educators who are building their own classroom libraries. Teachers will receive five books delivered monthly based on their class’s grade and interests.
This book club intends to provide classrooms with a variety of stories that will pique students’ interests and encourage better reading habits. Previously, Literati members have reported a 75% increase in their kid’s interest in reading and a 39 minute average increase in daily reading time. By extending their book club offering to schools, Literati Book Clubs will be able to reach even more young readers.
The “Year of Reading” initiative is driven by the Literati purpose: to inspire a love of learning and a love of life by getting more beloved books into the hands of kids.
Addressing Literacy Challenges
Research consistently demonstrates that reading at home is one of the strongest predictors of academic achievement. Despite this knowledge, access to quality reading materials remains a challenge for many families across the country.
Literati’s philanthropic initiative addresses this need by providing 21 randomly selected households a curated selection of books to help build their home library all year round.
Jess Ewing, CEO of Literati, has noted that “Literacy is on a scary trajectory in this country. But together, we can do something about this by putting more books in the hands of students, improving reading scores, and creating a better future for our kids.”
Working Alongside Our Educational Partners
As reading advocates, Literati is always finding new ways to engage the community. This season’s initiative began at schools that hosted a Literati Book Fair this spring.
Participating schools received promotional materials, including bookmarks, inviting families to enter the raffle. Schools displayed the materials in high-traffic areas to maximize community participation. In total, more than 34,000 families participated in Literati’s weekly raffle this season.
The selection process involved weekly drawings from January through June 13, 2025, with winners receiving direct email notifications and recognition on the Literati Book Fair Customer Facebook page. In an additional effort to increase access to quality literature, all raffle participants, regardless of winner status, received a special introductory offer for their first month of Literati Book Club membership.
Literati’s initiative represents a significant investment in education, placing hundreds of books in homes that might otherwise have limited access to diverse reading materials.
Literati has long worked with nonprofits across the country, such as Eat. Learn. Play., the Andy Roddick Foundation, and BookSpring to help put books into the hands of kids who need them most.
Additionally, book club members can participate in Literati’s donation program by sending gently used books back to the company using their Literati box and the provided return shipping label. To date, Literati has donated over one million children’s books—and counting.
