For the past seven years, Rogue Valley Leadership Council member Dr. Barbara Saigo has been a steadfast champion for SMART Reading–building goodwill across our communities and helping us… Read More ›
This month we are featuring our amazing Volunteer Readers at Lincoln Park Elementary in SE Portland! Nathan Ifrah and Ynigo Ortiz are 14-year-old students who volunteer at Lincoln… Read More ›
SMART Reading’s Executive Director Jessica Bowersox reflects on her experience reading with Carley, a second-grader in the Portland area.
I grew up here in Portland, and I got to spend time with a one-on-one SMART volunteer when I was in elementary school. It was a very… Read More ›
Meet Innovative Services NW, one of the Children’s Book Bank’s community partners! Innovative Services NW’s early learning and childcare program serves children ages 1 – 5 years, many… Read More ›
Four new Little Free Libraries opened near Robert Gray Middle School and Bridlemile Elementary School in 2022! The Children’s Book Bank partnered with Positive Charge! PDX, the Timbers,… Read More ›
SMART Volunteer Sue has been reading with kids for over a decade! Here’s what she has to say about her experience, including going remote in 2020 and getting… Read More ›
To read the the first installment of Randall’s story, click here. For the second installment, click here. Today, reflecting on his experience in SMART Reading, Randall credits the… Read More ›
To read the first installment in Randall’s story, click here. After his volunteer would retrieve Randall from class, they’d walk together down the long hallway to the SMART… Read More ›
