Team Read recently welcomed six new board members to our team: Janet Blanford (ex-officio member), Yolanda Eng, Matt Hrdlicka, Chance Hunt, Ingrid Stegemoeller, and Adrienne Voermans. "I’m super excited that we have several new Team Read Board Members who’ve joined us...

It’s that time of year again! Students are back in school and the Team Read 2018-19 program will kick off in November. As the program continues to grow in both Seattle and Highline, we’re hoping to grow our lending libraries as well. Team Read is hosting its second...

Team Read recruiting is in full-swing this fall in Seattle and Highline school districts.  Team Read will be hiring more than 350 teens to work as one-on-one reading coaches.  We are excited to put our teens to work at nearby schools, libraries and community partner...

Team Read’s partnership with Teens in Public Service (TIPS) brought Maddy Hoffman's energy and enthusiasm to our expanded summer program at MLK Elementary. As we say goodbye (and thank you!) to Maddy this week, we asked about her experience with Team Read’s staff,...

I assumed an “appropriately slow” summer on-ramp when I joined Team Read in June. I was both surprised and excited to learn this is not the Team Read way! Instead, days have been packed with dynamic programming in schools and libraries, teens choosing to spend most of...

It’s the first day of the Team Read Summer Program, but Rebecca and Jay’len are already talking a mile a minute. Rebecca, a high school junior, and Jay’len, a third-grader this coming fall, were paired in Team Read this past school year. Together, the pair made big...

“A primary goal of Team Read’s Summer Program is to help prevent summer learning loss. Our partnership with The City of Seattle and Summer Staircase lets us reach and engage more kids than ever to achieve this goal. Watching almost 80 kids having fun while learning is...