The Children's Reading Foundation of the Mid-Columbia

09/04/2026

Thank you for the support KEPR Action News! Sign ups for First Teacher Library is open through September 30th.

📚 First-year teachers: Register to receive your free 75-book library today!
🌐 Register at www.read20minutes.com

09/01/2026

Free First Teacher Libraries to first year teachers in our area!

New Tri-City elementary teachers get free libraries through this program. How to apply

08/29/2026

Thank you Kennewick School District for inviting us to participate in Enhanced Core Reading Instruction training! We are excited to put these strategies to work to help our local students become stronger, more confident readers! 📚

08/27/2026

Two programs. One mission. Stronger readers and learners. 📚✨ Team Read® and READY! for Kindergarten® are back for the new school year for Kennewick and North Franklin school district residents! Bringing volunteer reading tutors into schools and engaging families in READY! workshops for their baby, toddler or preschooler. Volunteer, enroll, and spread the word. Every connection counts.

08/21/2026

📚✨ We're so excited to be part of Free Laundry + Literacy Day this Saturday, August 22 from 3–5 PM at The Wash in Richland. Swing by for free laundry, children's books, yummy free food, and awesome community resources! 🧺

08/20/2026

Many hands make light work! Thank you, for your help getting our Team Read Program's Student Pouches prepped and ready for our students! Let the school year begin. ❤️

08/17/2026

Calling all First-year teachers in Benton and Franklin Counties!
📚Apply for a free, 75-book library to start your classroom
➡ https://read20minutes.com/our-programs/first-teacher-libraries/

08/11/2026

CRFMC is out in the community all summer long. 📚
Kids can lose months of reading progress over the summer break, but it is completely preventable! The key: keep books within reach and let your child pick what they want to read. When kids choose their own books, reading becomes something they look forward to instead of a chore.

Read together, 20 minutes every day, and those skills will stick long after summer ends.

Come find us at an event this summer and choose a free book!

08/06/2026

08/06/2026