Programs & challenges
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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
A book-gifting programme that mails a free, age-appropriate book each month to enrolled children in participating communities.
Go All In: National Year of Reading 2026 Resources
The UK National Year of Reading 2026 resource portal offers family, school, library, early-years, and accessible reading guides, activity packs, and downloadable materials.
Read Along by Google
A free reading companion that listens as children read aloud and provides pronunciation support, stories, badges, and practice in multiple languages.
BBC 500 Words
A children's story-writing project for ages 5-11 with prompts, classroom resources, story inspiration, and annual submissions.
Library of Congress NLS Summer Reading Program
The U.S. National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled summer reading page provides the Unearth a Story programme, kids programming, activities, and accessible reading support.
National Literacy Trust
The National Literacy Trust offers school and early-years literacy resources, family support, programmes, training, and The Joy of Books podcast.
ALA Día Free Resources 2026
The Association for Library Service to Children provides free 2026 Día children’s reading and celebration resources in English and Spanish.
New York Public Library Learning
Storytimes, STEAM kits, reading recommendations, family activities, and free learning programs from NYPL.
Level One Reading
A free phonics program for ages 4–6 with systematic synthetic phonics, decodable books, sounds, blending, and tricky words.
Phonics Lessons
A free browser phonics path for ages 3–6 with letter sounds, decodable stories, sound missions, games, and printables.
London Museum Schools and Communities
History learning resources, curriculum-led sessions, school visits, and community programmes from London Museum.
Summer Reading Challenge
The UK Reading Agency programme encourages children to read independently over the summer through a themed challenge, library participation, rewards, and family reading activities.
Library of Congress Braille Literacy for Children, Teens, and Adults
The Library of Congress NLS guide curates braille-literacy resources, early-learning programs, accessible materials, and age-specific support for children and teens.
Delrita Pryce Foundation
Free animated literacy and money-skills programs, printable activities, and a learning app for young children.
The Story Museum
A family museum in Oxford with immersive story spaces, picture-book play, exhibitions, and story-led events for children.
Royal Shakespeare Company Learning
Creative Shakespeare and theatre learning for young people, schools, teachers, and families, with curriculum resources and youth programmes.
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
A public-library early-literacy program for children from birth to kindergarten that supports reading logs, family reading routines, and English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole resources.
Michigan Learning Channel
Michigan Learning Channel provides on-demand educational programs, family learning resources, literacy and math shows, DIY science videos, and selected Spanish and Arabic content through its website and YouTube channel.
Digital Guardian
An age-banded K–12 online-safety curriculum with practical lessons and challenges for privacy, game chat, cyberbullying, AI, and what to do when something feels wrong online.
Surrey Libraries Kids & Families
Surrey Libraries’ Kids & Families page connects families with storytimes, early-literacy programs, reading support, book lists, coding kits, digital resources, and children’s media.
Take One Picture
Take One Picture is the National Gallery’s national primary-school programme, using one artwork from the collection to inspire cross-curricular classroom work, project stages, teacher learning, and exhibitions.
One Book, OWWL Kids
One Book, OWWL Kids is a community-read program for children and caregivers across four New York counties, pairing a shared picture book with participating-library celebrations and early-literacy support.
Go All In: National Year of Reading 2026
Go All In is the official National Year of Reading 2026 campaign hub, with family guides, educator resources, events, and reading-for-pleasure support for children and young people across the UK.
Seattle Children’s Museum Programs
Seattle Children’s Museum’s official learning page gathers daily Story Time, Silly Science, Creative Corner, PNW Nature Walk, camps, classes, and family events.
Science Central TOTS
Science Central’s TOTS program introduces children ages 3–6 to monthly STEM themes through hands-on activities, storytime, and museum exploration.
PlayWorks™ — Children’s Museum of Manhattan
A birth-to-four learning space combining music, movement, stories, sensory art, puzzles, engineering, and pretend play through daily programs.
North Vancouver City Library Children’s Community Hub
A public-library children’s hub with storytimes, take-and-make kits, kid-friendly meditation, homework help, digital picture books, and family programs.
Kids Listen Podcast Directory
Kids Listen is a nonprofit community and directory that helps families, librarians, and educators discover high-quality podcasts and screen-free audio programming for children.
Stackadoo
A browser-based educational building game where children in grades 2–5 solve maths, reading, spelling, and grammar challenges to earn blocks and build 3D worlds.
OC Public Libraries In-N-Out Cover to Cover Club
Orange County Public Libraries’ 2026 Cover to Cover Club encourages children ages 4–12 to read five books or 300 minutes, track progress with a reading log, and earn an achievement award.
iREAD Summer 2026: Plant a Seed, Read
iREAD’s 2026 library reading programme uses a farm-to-table theme to connect stories with culture, history, science, health and human connection, with children, teen, early-literacy and family activities.
National Literacy Trust National Year of Reading 2026
The National Literacy Trust’s official campaign page supports schools, early-years settings, libraries, and families taking part in the UK National Year of Reading 2026.
Brisbane Libraries
Brisbane City Council’s library service gives families access to free library membership, children’s stories and learning programmes, ebooks, audiobooks, online games, digital resources, and a library app.
Loving2Read
A free digital library with more than 1,000 children’s books, reading levels, printables, streaks, achievements, and classroom-friendly browsing.
District of Columbia Public Library Kids
DC Public Library’s kids hub connects families to digital books, audiobooks, read-alongs, Kanopy Kids, science and homework databases, reading lists, Books from Birth, and educator support.
Children’s Museum Houston FLIP
Children’s Museum Houston’s Family Literacy Involvement Program (FLIP) is an outreach program that supports family literacy through museum-led learning and community connections.
Go All In National Year of Reading — Libraries
The Go All In libraries page provides free toolkit materials, reading ideas, book-club guidance, and campaign support for libraries serving children and families in the UK.
Plymouth Public Library Digital Learning for Children
Plymouth Public Library’s children’s digital learning page gathers multimedia youth books, printables, lessons, mini-books, reading challenges, ebooks, audiobooks, and research tools.
OC Public Libraries Kids & Family
Orange County Public Libraries’ kids and family hub offers library services, reading and learning links, children’s programming, and digital resources for young patrons.
Glazer Children’s Museum
Glazer Children’s Museum is a hands-on learning museum where children and families explore play-based exhibits, storytime, camps, field trips, and STEAM programs.
The Free Reading Program
A nonprofit online reading, language, grammar, and spelling program with Level K–6 activities for children, families, and schools.
Phonics.com
Phonics.com is a free early-reading program with soundcards, audio, worksheets, ebooks, printable literacy games, and lessons aligned to foundational reading skills.
FUNetix
FUNetix is a free reading app and browser module for children ages 5–9, using a game-like 12-hour curriculum to move from alphabet knowledge toward an approximate second-grade reading level.
White House Summer Reading Challenge 2026
The White House Summer Reading Challenge encouraged children entering kindergarten through eighth grade to read 12 books, track them in an official log, and submit their progress for certificates, bookmarks, and prize eligibility.
Andy Warhol Word Find
A printable word-find activity built around Andy Warhol's art and vocabulary, including Pop Art, Campbell's Soup Cans, Brillo Boxes, and screen printing.
Famous Artist Crossword
A printable crossword puzzle about famous artists, with clues connected to artists and artworks including the Mona Lisa, Campbell’s Soup Cans, drip painting, and Surrealism.
AnyOneCanRead
AnyOneCanRead is a free online reading program combining phonics, sound-outs, read-alongs, vocabulary, broad subject content, and educator guidance for kindergarten through upper elementary learners.
CBeebies
BBC children’s content with stories, songs, science, nature, and early-learning programs.