Every Child Can Read

Directions Website

Every Child Can Read Every Child Can Read, Inc.

believes all children deserve the opportunity to enter school prepared to learn and to read at or above grade level by the third grade.

We are so excited to welcome Elly as the newest member of the ECCR Team! Elly was born and raised in Richmond. After gra...
10/09/2026

We are so excited to welcome Elly as the newest member of the ECCR Team!

Elly was born and raised in Richmond. After graduating from Richmond High School, she went to IU Bloomington to complete a dual degree in Elementary Education and Special Education and spent several years teaching in the Indianapolis Public Schools.

Elly frequently volunteers her time in her kidโ€™s school, serves as PTO president, and volunteers in the childrenโ€™s ministry at her church. Elly has a deep passion for wanting all kids to have access to the necessary resources to be successful, and she is excited for the opportunity to work at ECCR and make a positive impact on kids in her community.

In this infectious story by Anna Dewdney, join Llama Llama as he experiences the highs and lows that all children have a...
10/08/2026

In this infectious story by Anna Dewdney, join Llama Llama as he experiences the highs and lows that all children have at bedtime. The perfect nighttime story for your child to learn about their emotions!

Books can bring a sense of comfort, routine, and healing when navigating the aftermath of a disaster. If your family was...
10/03/2026

Books can bring a sense of comfort, routine, and healing when navigating the aftermath of a disaster. If your family was affected by the recent flooding in Wayne County, Every Child Can Read and our local partners are here to help rebuild your home library with free books for all ages. Here is how to pick up books:

๐„๐‚๐‚๐‘ ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ž (12 N. 17th St, Richmond): Open Tues & Thurs, 9:30a โ€“ 11:30a, or by appointment.
๐‚๐š๐ฆ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ž ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐‚๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ก: 106 W Church St, Cambridge City.
๐๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐‚๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: 47 E Main St, Hagerstown.

Take what you need to keep, or pass them along when you're finished. For questions or special requests, reach out to us at [email protected]. ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ“š

๐Ÿ“ข๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐˜† ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€:Did you lose children's books in the recent flooding? Every Child...
09/30/2026

๐Ÿ“ข๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐˜† ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€:

Did you lose children's books in the recent flooding? Every Child Can Read is offering up to 10 replacement Imagination Library books per enrolled family to help rebuild your childโ€™s collection.

- ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ผ: Families currently enrolled in Dolly Partonโ€™s Imagination Library affected by the flood.
- ๐—ข๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: Choose up to 10 books to take home at no cost.
- ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜€: Email [email protected] for details and pickup arrangements.

๐Ÿ“12 N. 17th St, Richmond
Please tag a neighbor or share this post so enrolled families know this resource is available!

We are beyond grateful to ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป for an extraordinary investment in the futures of Wayne ...
09/29/2026

We are beyond grateful to ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป for an extraordinary investment in the futures of Wayne County students! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ“š

Thanks to their incredible generosity, our community is seeing monumental impact:

$๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ,๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐— ๐—ฒ๐˜: Their matching gift for our Blingo 5 to 9: Shine Like Dolly event helped us successfully meet our match, unlocking over $50,000 total for Dolly Partonโ€™s Imagination Library in Wayne County!

$๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ,๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ง๐˜‚๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: These additional grant dollars dedicated to our tutoring programs make it possible for us to expand our program to 11 locations this school year!

Pictured around Dolly are ECCR Director Patti Peterson and foundation board members Bob Bever, Mark Maddox, and Beth Lydick.

Thank you, ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, for believing in our mission and helping us change lives one book and one tutoring session at a time.

Dogs of all shapes and sizes star this delightful book by Ben Lerwill and Mark Chambers, appealing to all families who h...
09/28/2026

Dogs of all shapes and sizes star this delightful book by Ben Lerwill and Mark Chambers, appealing to all families who have a dog, any child that wants a dog, and everyone who loves animals!

Volunteers giving back on Thank you! We couldn't do it without YOU! Building a love of reading: Every Child, Every Fam...
09/25/2026

Volunteers giving back on Thank you! We couldn't do it without YOU! Building a love of reading: Every Child, Every Family, Every Day

Share your sparkle and ๐†๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ—.๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“! Celebrate Dollyโ€™s kindness! Take part in the ๐Ÿ— ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ“ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ž!๐Ÿซถ , Offer...
09/25/2026

Share your sparkle and ๐†๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ—.๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“! Celebrate Dollyโ€™s kindness! Take part in the ๐Ÿ— ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ“ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ž!๐Ÿซถ , Offer 9 acts of kindness on 9-25 ๐Ÿ˜‡, or donate to help local children receive a free, high-quality book every month from birth to age 5. ๐Ÿ“š
Weโ€™re so grateful to have a community that continues that spirit of giving.
Thank you for helping us carry on Dolly's legacy by giving back to the children of Wayne County! Tag us and let us know how you celebrate Dolly Day!
Learn more and find out how you can support children locally at EveryChildCanRead.org.

Today is Give Like Dolly Day! โค๏ธ

Dolly believed that when youโ€™re in a position to help, you should help. She gave generously, dreamed big for children and spent her life finding ways to make a difference in the lives of others.

Today, weโ€™re carrying that spirit forward.

๐Ÿ“š We invite you to by supporting children in your own community. Find your local Dolly Partonโ€™s Imagination Library program and discover how you can help put books into the homes of children where you live.

๐Ÿซถ Help bring books to your community: If the Imagination Library isnโ€™t available where you live, learn how you can help bring a local program to your community. Visit imaginationlibrary.com and select your country from the main menu to explore how to get started.

Every community has an opportunity to give a little love, lend a hand and help a child dream a little bigger.

Find your local Imagination Library program and :
imaginationlibrary.com/check-availability

๐†๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐‹๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ is two days away, ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“!โœจDolly Parton believed in giving back and helping children dream bigg...
09/23/2026

๐†๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐‹๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ is two days away, ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“!โœจ
Dolly Parton believed in giving back and helping children dream biggerโ€”and this year, weโ€™re celebrating that spirit right here in Wayne County!
On September 25, weโ€™re inviting you to join us in giving back to children by supporting Dolly Partonโ€™s Imagination Library of Wayne County!
Share your sparkle and ๐†๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ—.๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“! Here are some ideas to celebrate:

- Wear your rhinestones and bling๐Ÿ’Ž
- Stop at 9:25 am or pm and readโŒš
- Celebrate Dollyโ€™s kindness! Take part in the ๐Ÿ— ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ“ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ž!๐Ÿซถ
- Offer 9 acts of kindness on 9-25 ๐Ÿ˜‡
- Corporate Friends -Have employees dress for โ€œFun Fridayโ€ in the most Dolly- inspired, sparkly way, or dream up a Dolly-inspired drink or sweet treat for purchase on 9-25: a โ€œCup of Ambition,โ€ anyone? ๐Ÿฅ‚
- ๐†๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ! Donate to help local children receive a free, high-quality book every month from birth to age 5. ๐Ÿ“š

Weโ€™re so grateful to have a community that continues that spirit of giving.
Thank you for helping us carry on Dolly's legacy by giving back to the children of Wayne County! Tag us and let us know how you celebrate Dolly Day!
Learn more and find out how you can support children locally at EveryChildCanRead.org.

๐Ÿซง ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฌ, ๐๐ฎ๐›๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐ฎ๐ง! ๐Ÿ“šโœจSeptember is Literacy Month, and we are thrilled to partner with the Family Resource Center...
09/21/2026

๐Ÿซง ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฌ, ๐๐ฎ๐›๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐ฎ๐ง! ๐Ÿ“šโœจ
September is Literacy Month, and we are thrilled to partner with the Family Resource Center for a free family event! Join us for an afternoon of reading, crafts, and floating fun.
Kids will receive a free book, get to create a fun bubble craft, and enjoy our bubble machine!
๐Ÿ“…: Thursday, September 24th, 2026
โŒš: 3:30 PM โ€“ 4:30 PM
๐Ÿ“: Family Resource Center, 714 N. 12th St, Richmond, IN 47374
๐๐จ๐ญ๐ž: Activities and free books are available while supplies last.

Address

12 N. 17th Street
Richmond, IN
47374

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Every Child Can Read posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share