The Ben Carson/Think Big Reading Project

This program helps schools create inviting reading rooms where children can discover the joy of independent reading. These cozy, literacy-rich spaces are designed to make books exciting and accessible for every child.

What Is a Reading Room?

  • A dedicated welcoming space in schools that inspire a love of reading
  • A room filled with hundreds of engaging books for diverse interests
  • A place that encourages students to build confidence and lifelong literacy skills

Why Reading Rooms Matter?

  • Over 3 million minutes of reading logged in rooms across the country
  • Home to more than 157,000 books helping students discover the joy of reading
  • Over $4.5 million invested in advancing literacy and student success

What Does it Take to Build a Reading Room?

  • Establish a partnership with generous donors and dedicated schools
  • Schools are selected based on need, available space and committed staff
  • 90-120 days to complete the room from start to finish

Reading Room Events

2026 National Day of Reading

November 16, 2026

Ben Carson Reading Room Opening at Limestone Creek Elementary

November 16, 2026

Ben Carson Reading Room Opening at Fort Garrison Elementary

November 20, 2026

Ben Carson Reading Room Opening at Veritas Christian Academy

January 12, 2027

Think Big Reading Room Opening at Taft Elementary School

February 3, 2027

Explore every reading room on our interactive map.

Showing: All Reading Rooms
Korte Elementary School
Sponsored By: The Hearst Foundation
Esperanza Elementary School
Sponsored By: William and Winifred Freeman Foundation
Balboa Elementary School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Betty Wheeler Classical Junior Academy
Sponsored By: St. Louis University School of Medicine
George D. Lisby Elementary School at Hillsdale
Sponsored By: Stack & Store
Spring Valley Elementary School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
U.B. Kinsey/Palmview Elementary School of the Arts
Sponsored By: NDT Development
Matilda Ave School PS 483
Sponsored By: The Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon Trust
Lowcountry Academy
John Still K-8 School
Sponsored By: Richard Lumsden Foundation
Past Program Partner
Havre de Grace Middle School
Sponsored By: Stack & Store
Center for Inquiry – IPS 27 (Elementary)
Sponsored By: Indiana University School of Medicine
Burbank Elementary School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Bakerfield Elementary School
Sponsored By: Stack & Store
Woodstation Elementary School
Sponsored By: Holland Family Foundation
George W. Julian Elementary School
Cloud Springs Elementary School
Sponsored By: Holland Family Foundation
Timber Trace Elementary School
Sponsored By: BallenIsles Charities Foundation
Banyan Creek Elementary School
Sponsored By: The Sid & Kyra Ferenc Foundation
Academy of Excellence
Sponsored By: United Way Volusia-Flagler Counties/Jennifer McDonald/Karen Welden & Seminole Feed
Past Program Partner
Matchbook Learning at Wendell Phillips Elementary School #63
Sponsored By: Indiana University School of Medicine
Roye-Williams Elementary School
Sponsored By: Roye-Williams Elementary School
Apache Elementary School
Barton Elementary School 
Sponsored By: BallenIsles Charities Foundation
Milbrook Elementary School
Sponsored By: Louis and Phyllis Friedman
Foussat Language Academy
Sponsored By: Eleni & Wolfgang Gagon
Calvary Christian School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
St. James & John Catholic Elementary School
Smokey Mountain Elementary School
Sponsored By: Gordon and Cheri Martin
Halstead Academy
Sponsored By: Allegis Group
KIPP Endeavor College Preparatory Academy
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Shaw Heights Elementary School
Sponsored By: Thompson Companies
Woodside Elementary
Sponsored By: Allegis Corporation
Dalewood Middle School
Sponsored By: Chattanooga Downtown Rotary
Bay Park Elementary School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Dr. Katie Harper Wright Elementary School
Sponsored By: St. Louis University School of Medicine
Past Program Partner
The Learning Choice Academy-Scripps Ranch
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Past Program Partner
Salvation Army Kroc Center – Atlanta
Sponsored By: The Salvation Army
Chesterton Elementary School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Clemente Martinez Elementary School
Allison Elementary School
Sponsored By: Toni Wickstrom
Palm Beach Public School
Sponsored By: Harvey Oyer & Cody Crowell
Bushy Park Elementary School
Sponsored By: The Kahlert Foundation
Belle Glade Elementary School 
Sponsored By: Palm Beach County Chapter of CSF
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
Sponsored By: Domtar
Past Program Partner
Royal Palm Beach Elementary School
Sponsored By: NewDay USA
Union Hill Elementary School
Sponsored By: High Point Community Foundation
Santa Rita Elementary School
Maxfield Elementary School
Jefferson Elementary School
Sponsored By: The Hearst Foundations
Prospect Mill Elementary School
Southeast Neighborhood School of Excellence
Sponsored By: Indiana University School of Medicine
John Sloat Elementary School
Sponsored By: Richard Lumsden Foundation
Washington Elementary School
Johnsonburg Area Elementary
Sponsored By: Domtar
Jackson Alternative School
Sponsored By: Marianna community
Past Program Partner
Durkin Park Elementary School
Sponsored By: Advocate Health Care
Past Program Partner
Mary Ann Winterling Elementary School
Sponsored By: Bank of America
Coral Sunset Elementary School
Sponsored By: Dr. and Mrs. Donald Janower
Willamette Reading Room
Swansfield Elementary School
Sponsored By: Allegis Group
Kimbrough Elementary School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Rex Mill Middle School
Sponsored By: The Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon Trust
Roosevelt Middle School
Manchester Elementary School
Sponsored By: Thompson Companies
La Paloma Elementary School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
EJE Academies Charter School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Past Program Partner
Bel-Aire Elementary School
Sponsored By: Deaver Phoenix Foundation
Capitol View Academy
Taft Elementary School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Coming Soon
Maxwell Elementary School
Sponsored By: Richard Lumsden Foundation
Past Program Partner
Highland Elementary School
Sponsored By: BallenIsles Charities Foundation
Rognel Heights Elementary/Middle School
Sponsored By: Provident Bank
Northmore Elementary School
Sponsored By: BallenIsles Charities Foundation
Gateway Elementary/Middle School
Sponsored By: St. Louis University School of Medicine
Woodholme Elementary School
Sponsored By: The Friedman Charitable Foundation
Francis B. McCord Early Learning Center
Sponsored By: Advocate Health Care
Compton Drew Investigative Learning Center
Sponsored By: St. Louis University School of Medicine
Past Program Partner
Berkshire Elementary School 
Example Reading Room Two
Jones Elementary School 
Twin Oaks Elementary School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Fallbrook STEM Academy
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
South Olive Elementary School
Sponsored By: Flagler Realty
Conway Elementary School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Northboro Elementary School
Sponsored By: Rybovich
Havre de Grace Elementary School
Sponsored By: Stack & Store
Magnolia Elementary School
Sponsored By: Stack & Store
Warner Elementary School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Mullanphy Investigative Center
Sponsored By: St. Louis University School of Medicine
Past Program Partner
Arlington Elementary/Middle School
Sponsored By: Bank of America and Covenant Guild, Inc
Ware Elementary
Sponsored By: The Texas Spine and Joint Hospital
Dawes Elementary School
Sponsored By: Advocate Health Care
Past Program Partner
R.E. Davis College Preparatory College
Sponsored By: Thompson Companies
North Forestville Elementary School
Sponsored By: Pohanka Automotive Group
Bedford Elementary School
Sponsored By: Fine Foundation, Inc
Bush Elementary
Benjamin Carson High School of Science and Medicine
Sponsored By: Benjamin Carson High School of Science and Medicine
Past Program Partner
Edmondson Heights Elementary School
Franklin Elementary School
Sponsored By: Kellogg Company
Past Program Partner
Martin Luther King Junior School of the Arts
Sponsored By: Eleni & Wolfgang Gagon
Holabird Elementary School
Sponsored By: The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Susan B. Anthony Elementary School
Sponsored By: Richard Lumsden Foundation
Past Program Partner
East Coffee Elementary School
Sponsored By: Deaver Phoenix Foundation
John Cabrillo Elementary School
Sponsored By: Richard Lumsden Foundation
DeZavala Elementary School
Past Program Partner
McKinley Thatcher Elementary School
Sponsored By: Richard Lumsden Foundation
Keiller Leadership Academy
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
HOPE Academy
Sponsored By: The Allegis Group
Edgewood Elementary School
Sponsored By: Stack & Store
P.T. Coe Elementary School
Sponsored By: Donald and Barbara Janower
Past Program Partner
Sunshine Bay School
West Side Elementary School
Sponsored By: Holland Family Foundation
Williamsport Area Middle School
Sponsored By: Hudock Moyer Wealth Management
Past Program Partner
James Ryder Randall Elementary School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Ringgold Elementary School
Sponsored By: Holland Family Foundation
Burnet Elementary School
Wolfsville Elementary School
Fairmount Elementary School
Sponsored By: The Hearst Foundation
Reeves-Rogers Elementary School
Sponsored By: Deaver Phoenix Foundation
Morningside Elementary School
Sponsored By: Harry F. Duncan Foundation
Pleasant Run Elementary School
Sponsored By: Indiana University School of Medicine
Richfield Public School Academy
Sponsored By: Richfield Public School Academy
Knob Hill Elementary School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Jacqueline B. Kennedy Elementary School
Sponsored By: Advocate Health Care
Hill Country Academy
Starmount Academy of Excellence
Sponsored By: Charlotte Chapter
Edison Elementary School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
John H. Bayne Elementary School
Sponsored By: Pohanka Automotive Group
Govans Elementary School
Sponsored By: Bank of America
David Lubin Elementary School
Sponsored By: Richard Lumsden Foundation
Past Program Partner
Looscan Elementary School
Sponsored By: The Hearst Foundations
Ensley Elementary School
Sponsored By: Bill and Pam Fleming
Ballard Elementary School
Pease Communication and Technology Academy
L.O. Kimberly Elementary School
Sponsored By: Delta Air Lines
Booker T. Washington Elementary School 
Sponsored By: Mrs. Kay Dillard and the Dillard Foundation
Belmont Elementary School
Sponsored By: Bank of America
Haywood Elementary School
Sponsored By: Domtar
Discovery Elementary School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Pleasant City Elementary School
Sponsored By: Pleasant City Elementary School
Clifford O. Taylor/Kirklane Elementary School
Queen City Academy
Gwynns Falls Elementary School
Sponsored By: CitiFinancial
Live Oak Elementary School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Hall’s Cross Roads Elementary School
Sponsored By: Louis & Phyllis Friedman
Seventy-Fourth Street Elementary School
Sponsored By: Laube Family Foundation
Coopertown Elementary School
Sponsored By: Caring Community Members (Harmon Jones III Family Fund)
Long Elementary School
Creswell Elementary School
Sponsored By: Domtar
Past Program Partner
Explore Academy Las Cruces
Sponsored By: The Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon Trust
Bonsall West Elementary School
Sponsored By: John Kendall
Glenn Marshall Elementary School
Sponsored By: John Kendall
Swansea Elementary School
Sponsored By: Richard Lumsden Foundation
Greenwood Intermediate School
Sponsored By: The Stallings Family
Emerson Elementary School
Dogwood Elementary School
Iftin Charter School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Lake Park Elementary School
Sponsored By: Domtar
Oakland Primary School
Sponsored By: Thompson Companies
Franklin Square Elementary/Middle School
Sponsored By: Bank of America
The Loyola School
Sponsored By: The Loyola School
Coldstream Park Elem/Middle School
Blue Ridge School
Sponsored By: Mrs. Cheri & Mr. Gordon Martin
Coming Soon
Hometown Elementary School
Sponsored By: Advocate Health Care
Past Program Partner
Plumosa School of the Arts K-8
Sponsored By: Sande Constantine & Linda Stoch
Goldrick Elementary School
Sponsored By: Richard Lumsden Foundation
Past Program Partner
Broadview Elementary School
Sponsored By: The Salvador Foundation
Jacksonville Elementary School
Sponsored By: Procter & Gamble
Hudson Charter School
Big Spring Intermediate
Maie Ellis Elementary School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Memorial Elementary 1 – 2 Campus
Sponsored By: Dr. and Mrs. Donald Janower
George Washington Carver STEM
Sponsored By: Sisters of Charity of Cleveland
Past Program Partner
L.R. Green Elementary School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Past Program Partner
Warford Elementary School
Sponsored By: The Hearst Foundation
Wolfe Street Academy
Sponsored By: Bank of America
Ramona Community Montessori School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Cascade Schools
Sponsored By: Kyra Ferenc
Heritage Christian School
Sponsored By: Bob & Jackie Gill
Hannum Elementary School
Sponsored By: Advocate Health Care
Past Program Partner
Lincoln Elementary School
Sponsored By: Steve and Apryl Scalici
Alexandria High School
Sponsored By: DC Chapter
Past Program Partner
Rock Springs Elementary School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Belle Glade Excel Charter School
Francis W. Parker Montessori
Sponsored By: Indiana University School of Medicine
Past Program Partner
Barack H. Obama Magnet University School
Sponsored By: Dr. and Mrs. Donald Janower
Past Program Partner
Jackie Joyner Kersee Center
Sponsored By: St. Louis University School of Medicine
Past Program Partner
Scholarship Prep Charter School – Santa Ana
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Palmetto Elementary School
Sponsored By: BallenIsles Charties Foundation
Past Program Partner
Harry E. Fry Elementary School
Sponsored By: Advocate Health Care
Crown Point Junior Music Academy
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Enoch Pratt Free Library
John Eager Howard Elementary School
Sponsored By: Bank of America
Emma E. Booker Elementary School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon Trust
Past Program Partner
Starr King K-8
Sponsored By: Country Club Optimist Club
Rolling Green Elementary School
Sponsored By: Kyra Ferenc
Munroe Elementary School
Sponsored By: Richard Lumsden Foundation
Pioneer Park Elementary School
Sponsored By: Mark Foley & Donna Foley Winterson
Mallard Creek Elementary School
Sponsored By: Domtar
Westward Elementary School
Sponsored By: Palm Beach County Chapter
Julian Elementary School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Norwood Elementary School
Sponsored By: Allegis Group
Bayou City Elementary
Battlefield Primary School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Example Reading Room Four
Kavod Charter School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Lookout Valley Elementary School
Sponsored By: Deaver-Phoenix Foundation
Deerfield USD 216
Sponsored By: The Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon Trust
The Learning Choice Academy- La Mesa
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Northridge Elementary School
Sponsored By: Country Club Optimist Club
Kolmar School
Sponsored By: Advocate Health Care
Foust Elementary School
Sponsored By: Domtar
Oaklawn Language Academy
Sponsored By: HomeFront Brands
St. Teresa of Calcutta
Coming Soon
Washington Elementary School (FL)
Sponsored By: Ron and Kim Berman
Orchard View Elementary School
Sponsored By: BallenIsles Charities Foundation
Boca Raton Elementary School
Sponsored By: Dr. and Mrs. Donald Janower
Lilburn Elementary School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Rosa G. Maddock School
Sponsored By: Advocate Health Care
Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School 
Sponsored By: Palm Beach County Chapter of the CSF
Phalen Leadership Academy @ #48
Sponsored By: Indiana University School of Medicine
H.W. Harkness Elementary
Sponsored By: Richard Lumsden Foundation
Mary E. Rodman Elementary School
Opportunity Inc.
Sponsored By: Palm Beach County Chapter
Seed School of Miami
Sponsored By: Israelson Family Foundation
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School
Sponsored By: BallenIsles Charities Foundation
Fay Elementary School
Sponsored By: Eleni & Wolfgang Gagon Trust
The SEED School of Maryland
Sponsored By: Hillendale Country Club Ladies Book Club
Veritas Christian Academy
Sponsored By: In honor of Jacob Wilson
Coming Soon
Warfield Elementary School
Sponsored By: Palm Beach County Chapter and Mrs. Enid Cheatham
Marcy Elementary School
Birney Elementary School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Franconia Elementary School
Sponsored By: Gordon and Cheri Martin
Ethel L. Baker Elementary School
Sponsored By: Richard Lumsden Foundation
Rusk Elementary
Sponsored By: Pevehouse Family Foundation, Inc.
Example Reading Room Three
Seminole Trails Elementary School
Sponsored By: Related Companies
Inlet Grove Community High School
Sponsored By: Sid & Esther Dinerstein and Gerald & Gwen Richman
Prettyboy Elementary School
Sponsored By: The Votta Family
Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle School
Sponsored By: Bank of America
Pikesville Middle School
Sponsored By: Louis and Phyllis Friedman
Ocean View Christian Academy
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
St. Thomas More Catholic Academy
Sponsored By: Best Friends Foundation
The Learning Choice Academy- Chula Vista
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Juniper Elementary School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Valencia Park Elementary School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Orange Glen Elementary School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
John Bidwell Elementary School
Sponsored By: Richard Lumsden Foundation
Randallstown Elementary School
Scharbauer Elementary School
Colfax Elementary School
Sponsored By: Richard Lumsden Foundation
Past Program Partner
Tyler Heights Elementary School
Sponsored By: NewDay USA
Pioneer Elementary School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Hammock Pointe Elementary School
Sponsored By: Dr. and Mrs. Donald Janower
Cullowhee Valley School
Sponsored By: Gordon and Cheri Martin
Wellwood International
Sponsored By: Louis and Phyllis Friedman
Jerry Thomas Elementary School
Sponsored By: BallenIsles Charities Foundation
Cowan Elementary School
Sponsored By: Deaver Phoenix Foundation
Pimlico Elementary/Middle School
Sponsored By: Allegis Group
Forest Park Elementary School 
Sponsored By: Earl Abramson & Sheila Schlaggar
Old Pointe Elementary School
Sponsored By: Domtar
Lake Park Elementary School
Sponsored By: Ginger & John Bills
Southampton Middle School
Sponsored By: Stack & Store
Paul I Miller School – IPS 114
Sponsored By: Indiana University School of Medicine
Past Program Partner
Durfee Elementary Middle School
Sponsored By: Dr. and Mrs. Donald Janower
Past Program Partner
Moss Elementary School
Chollas Mead Elementary
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Friendship Southeast Elementary Academy
Sponsored By: Navigant
Cascade Elementary
Brooklyn Heights Academy
Past Program Partner
KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy
Sponsored By: Toni Wickstrom
Hamlin Middle School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Jo Byrns Elementary School
Sponsored By: Harmon Jones III Family Fund
Beaver Falls Middle School
Sponsored By: Saxer Family Foundation
Ashdown Elementary
Sponsored By: Domtar – L.F. Henderson
Franklin Academy
Fifth District Elementary School
Sponsored By: Bruce and Mary Votta
Samuels Elementary School
Sponsored By: Richard Lumsden Foundation
Empire State School
Hamilton Elementary
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Fort Garrison Elementary School
Sponsored By: The Louis and Phyllis Friedman Foundation
Grove Park Elementary School
Youth’s Benefit Elementary
Sponsored By: The Youth’s Benefit Educational Foundation
Cabrillo Elementary School- San Diego
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon Trust
Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Hollywood Park Elementary School
Sponsored By: Richard Lumsden Foundation
Past Program Partner
Redan Elementary School
Sponsored By: The Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon Trust
Greatouse Elementary School
Christel House Academy (K – 12)
Sponsored By: Indiana University School of Medicine
Past Program Partner
Ascension School
Sponsored By: Andrew Sabin Family Foundation
Past Program Partner
Example Reading Room One
Smith Renaissance School
Sponsored By: Richard Lumsden Foundation
Past Program Partner
Indian Pines Elementary School
Sponsored By: Palm Beach County Chapter of CSF
Pittsburgh Dilworth Prek-5
Sponsored By: Friends of the Community
Lakeshore Elementary
Limestone Creek Elementary
Sponsored By: BallenIsles Charities Foundation
La Mesa Elementary School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Friendship Preparatory Academy at Calverton
Sponsored By: France-Merrick Foundation
Battlefield Elementary School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Covington Elementary School
Sponsored By: Advocate Health Care
Amesse Elementary School
Sponsored By: Richard Lumsden Foundation
Past Program Partner
Garden Road Elementary School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary School
Sponsored By: The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Shaw Visual Arts & Performing Arts School
Sponsored By: St. Louis University School of Medicine
Past Program Partner
San Marcos Elementary School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Carnahan High School of the Future
Sponsored By: Carnahan High School of the Future
Past Program Partner
Scholarship Prep Public School-South Bay
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Tiger Creek Elementary School
Sponsored By: Holland Family Foundation
Seminole Trails Elementary School
Sponsored By: Related Companies
Graceland Park-O’Donnell Heights Elementary/Middle School
Sponsored By: The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Encanto Elementary School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Meadowvale Elementary School
Sponsored By: Stack & Store
Rosemont Elementary/Middle School
Sponsored By: The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Edison Elementary Advanced Technology Magnet & Spanish Flag
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Lincoln Elementary School
Carr Lane VPA Middle School
Sponsored By: St. Louis University School of Medicine
Past Program Partner
Archbishop Borders
Sponsored By: Bank of America
Plymouth Educational Center
Sponsored By: Dr. and Mrs. Donald Janower
Past Program Partner
Palmetto Reading Room
Past Program Partner
Sterling Elementary School
Sponsored By: Charlotte Chapter
Example Reading Room Five
Northfield Elementary School
Sponsored By: Deaver Phoenix Foundation
Cherokee Point Elementary School
Sponsored By: Eleni & Wolfgang Gagon
John Q. Adams Elementary School
Sponsored By: Domtar and their vendors
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
Sponsored By: Richard Lumsden Foundation
Past Program Partner
Columbian Elementary School
Sponsored By: Richard Lumsden Foundation
Past Program Partner
Henderson Elementary School 
Sponsored By: Ken W. Davis Foundation
Clio Elementary/Middle School
Sponsored By: Domtar
Scholarship Prep-Oceanside
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Quitman Upper Elementary School
Sponsored By: QSD Imagination Library
Sward School
Sponsored By: Advocate Health Care
Past Program Partner
Laurel Elementary School
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Allamanda Elementary School
Commodore John Rodgers Elementary School
Sponsored By: The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Julian Junior High
Sponsored By: Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon
Forest Hill Elementary School 
Patagonia Montessori Elementary School
Sponsored By: John Kendall
Past Program Partner

How do I bring this to my school?

Schools interested in being considered for a Ben Carson Reading Room must be accredited, commit to maintaining the reading room for a minimum of five years, and have both the space and personnel to plan, design, and implement the literacy initiative. Applications are accepted year-round and will be kept on file. If your school meets these criteria and would like to be considered for a reading room, please have a member of the school’s leadership team or designated school official complete the reading room application.

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