As October begins, so does Star Wars Reads month.
What’s Happening:
- Disney Publishing, Lucasfilm Publishing, and the nonprofit First Book are teaming up for the 13th annual Star Wars Reads month.
- Throughout the month, alongside First Book and other non-profits, a variety of reading activities and donations will be delivered to under-resourced communities across the country.
- Book donations, classroom assistance from VoluntEARS, and activity kits will help bring young readers to galaxies far, far away.
- On October 1st, the month kicked off with a livestream event that included a virtual class visit from Star Wars author Charles Soule.
- Later this month on October 26th, New York City will host a Star Wars Reads Family Festival, alongside New York Edge, with tons of reading fun.
- MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, FL will host their own event later this year for military kids and families.
- Disney Publishing will be donating nearly 60,000 books across the country throughout the month to promote the magic of literacy.
- These initiatives join the new grants Disney provided to First Book back in August of this year.
- For more information on Star Wars Reads, head here.
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