January 2026 Newsletter

January 2026 Update We owe you an update—and a sincere thank you. Over the past six months, All District Reads has been doing some deep work. Not the kind that shows up quickly in newsletters, but the kind that requires listening, rethinking, and rebuilding so that...

June 2025 Newsletter

It's a Page Turner Book Talk on the Bus “Fostering family through developing partnerships between communities and public schools.” That’s the mission statement for All District Reads. But it’s the stories that result from these partnerships that truly reflect the...

May 2025 Newsletter

It's a Page Turner Take Me Out to the Ballgame (for Free with a Book)! Books and baseball—a winning combination. On April 13th and April 27th , students who brought a copy of Little Rhino: My New Team to Harbor Park Stadium received free admission to the Norfolk Tides...

April 2025 Newsletter

It’s a Page Turner Spring All District Reads Programs Are a Big “Hit” Our baseball-themed spring reading programs have wound down, and everyone agrees they were a big hit. Indeed, they were more than just a hit—they were a home run, much like the 382...

March 2025 Newletter

Former Baseball MVP Helps Launch ADR Spring Programs! Batter up! As baseball season approaches, 31,000 elementary school families across Norfolk Public Schools, Portsmouth Public Schools, and Suffolk Public Schools are swinging for the fences as they all read Little...

February 2025 Newsletter

Three Districts, One Book At All District Reads, we often talk about the powerful sense of community built around reading when elementary families across an entire school division read and discuss the same book at the same time. Now imagine that power multiplied by...