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    Honor Hispanic Heritage Month and International Literacy Day with The Junior League’s Book Recommendations

    • September 20, 2022
    We have a long way to go to close the literacy gap in the U.S. On September 8, 2022, The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) celebrated International…
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      What’s on your summer reading list?

      • July 7, 2017
      Good question, right? Whether you are stocking up on good beach reads or looking to catch up on new fiction (or history or biography), chances are you have a list…
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      Getting creative with literacy efforts!

      • October 14, 2014
      According to data from Yale University, approximately one in five people struggle with dyslexia – a general term for disorders that involve difficulty in learning to read or interpret words,…
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      Yes, reading to young kids is critically important!

      • August 22, 2014
      This is a fact that many Junior Leagues have embraced over the years with programs that encourage childhood literacy and look to involve parents as well as teachers in the…
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      • Projects That Inspire

      Dear New York Times, please call us next time…

      • November 20, 2013
      Old stereotypes die hard. We were reminded of that obvious fact on reading an Op-Ed in The New York Times over the weekend that managed to drag one of our…
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        Recognition they deserve

        • October 15, 2013
        Despite the gloomy pall of a faltering economy, an immobilized government, and the looming threat of debt default, there is sunny news for women and the recognition they’re receiving for…
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        • Projects That Inspire

        How’s your summer going?

        • August 1, 2013
        That’s a question you hear a lot this time of year. And for many Junior League members, the answer is, “Our project is going great!” Summertime, with kids out of…
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          Teach a child to read and…

          • March 17, 2013
          Well, you know the answer…you may just start that young person down the road to literacy and success in life, as well as a lifetime appreciation for the joys of…
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          • Civic Leadership

          What is the value of a Junior League ‘education’?

          • March 16, 2012
          What is the value of a Junior League ‘education’? Just ask Carol Rasco. As president for the last 10 years of Reading is Fundamental, the largest children’s literacy nonprofit in…
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          • Projects That Inspire

          We made history in Oklahoma!

          • December 9, 2011
          It’s easy to forget in the bustle of our everyday lives that The Junior League has an impressive history. Not just as a 110-year-old women’s volunteer group now active in…
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