Valdosta State University (VSU) in
Georgia hosted its 10th annual Read Fest
celebration in April to recognize National
Library Week. The event brought some
240 prekindergarten students together
for a day of literacy-rich activities
including puppet shows, crafts, read-
alouds, and more—and each child was
sent home with a goodie bag packed
with a new book donated by the ILA
student council chapter at VSU.
LIT BITS
A Reading
Celebration
■ Registration for our Steps to Advance Literacy 5K on July 10 is now open! Join us in Boston
as we take to the streets to support local nonprofit Reach Out and Read and raise funds
for ILA’s literacy initiatives. This is a fun run/walk, so all fitness levels are encouraged to join.
(ilaconference.org/5k)
■ Tickets are now on sale for Literacy Night at the Ballpark on July 8. Join us and the
Boston Red Sox as we celebrate teachers and the work they’re doing to advance literacy.
(ilaconference.org/literacynight)
■ A free cross-journal virtual issue on multiliteracies—pulling some of the most popular articles
from The Reading Teacher, Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, and Reading Research
Quarterly—is now available. This comprehensive (and complimentary) resource can be
viewed through September. (literacyworldwide.org/multiliteracies)
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