Rally to Read

Save the Date: Reading Inspires! event with Barnes & Noble!

Save the Date
Reading Inspires! event with Barnes & Noble

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It’s RIF’s 60th Birthday!

 

Come join the party with Reading Is Fundamental’s annual Rally to Read event, Reading Inspires!. Classrooms and families are invited to celebrate our 6th decade and National Reading Month on Friday, March 6, 2026, at 1pm with a live, virtual event or children Pre-K through 5th grade. Taking place at a Barnes and Noble in New York City, this popular event features well-known and beloved authors sharing reading fun with read-alouds and other activities.

 

Celebrate Read Across America Week with Reading Inspires!. Mark your calendars now to be a part of the fun! Download our exclusive reading party kit to make this a celebratory event.

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Featured Author

Dan Yaccarino

Award-winning author, and illustrator reading The Luna Sisters Battle for the Moon Blossom

Nick Bruel

Featured Author

Nick Bruel

New York Times bestselling author reading Bad Kitty Party Animal

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READING RESOURCES

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Inspiration Partners
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  • Macy's logo updated logo
  • Nellie Mae Education Foundation
Promotional Partners
  • AASL Logo
  • Children's Book Council logo
  • Every Child a Reader logo
  • Kiwanis logo
  • Little Free Library logo
  • NAMI logo
  • Nickelodeon Our World logo
  • Penguin Random House logo
  • Reading Partners logo
  • United Through Reading logo
  • AASL Logo
  • Children's Book Council logo
  • Every Child a Reader logo
  • Kiwanis logo
  • Little Free Library logo
  • NAMI logo
  • Nickelodeon Our World logo
  • Penguin Random House logo
  • Reading Partners logo
  • United Through Reading logo