Newsletter

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 Rhino: My New Team (Scholastic, 2015), part of a series written by 2006 Major League Baseball MVP Ryan Howard and his wife, Krystle Howard, a former elementary school educator.

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...

Lots to Look Forward to! All District Reads had a banner year in 2024! We anticipate even bigger accomplishments in 2025. In the works: Plans to make ADR even more integral in participating school divisions. Videos demonstrating the impact of our program. A book...

Warm holiday wishes from All District Reads! May this season bring joy, peace, and the gift of stories shared with loved ones. Thank you for supporting literacy and community connections—here's to a bright and book-filled 2025! What a Year for All District Reads! In...

All the Latest All District Reads News More than 20,000 families in Norfolk, Suffolk, Portsmouth, and Northampton have shared the joy of reading this fall together through the All District Reads program. Some programs have concluded, others are still underway....

All the Latest All District Reads News A Reading Rally in Norfolk, more fall labeling events, book launches, and more. Read on to see how All District Reads programs continue to “light literacy fires” among families across southeastern Virginia.Fall ADR Updates...

A Page Turner! Bringing You All of the All District Reads News Fall program launches, a new Executive Director and Board leaders, Suffolk students will receive their 5th book, labeling events, and more. All District Reads is on a roll! Read on to find out more about...

Introducing the All District Reads Newsletter Welcome to All District Read’s new monthly newsletter! The newsletter summarizes how ADR’s programs are bringing the gift of family reading to elementary students across southeastern Virginia. We hope you will enjoy the...