Name: Hope McCormack Hometown: Branford, CT College and Major: Western Connecticut State University, Elementary Education Tutoring Site: Dixwell, Bristol Clubs: Math II, Arts and Crafts Club Favorite Childhood Books: The Giving Tree, By: Shel Silverstein I knew that… Read More
Our Tenth Annual Spelling Bee Was a Great Success!
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Last Updated: February 2, 2022 by Amanda Brown
“In the great tradition of the Spelling Bee, there was an amazing group of people, lots of laughter along with some great spelling that came together for a special evening!”– Executive Director, Kirsten Levinsohn The staff was thrilled… Read More
Volunteer Spotlight: Susan B.
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Last Updated: February 28, 2022 by Amanda Brown
Susan Burlingame has been tutoring at the Dixwell site for about one year. She started in early 2020, right after the COVID-19 pandemic hit and New Haven Reads had transitioned to a distance learning format. Susan began tutoring… Read More
Join Us for Spelling Bee 10 Tomorrow!
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Last Updated: November 8, 2021 by Amanda Brown
Registration has now opened for our 10th Annual Spelling Bee! Please join us this Friday, November 5 at 7pm. We are hosting our Bee online again this year so you can join us from anywhere! We will be… Read More
Meet our Emcee and Word Pronouncer!
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Last Updated: November 8, 2021 by Amanda Brown
We are excited to announce our 2021 Emcee and Word Pronouncer! For our 10th NHR Spelling Bee we have our host Ray Andrewsen of The Greater New Haven and Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce and Word Announcer Shana Schneider… Read More
Fall Session has begun!
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Last Updated: February 9, 2022 by Amanda Brown
New Haven Reads began our fall tutoring session on September 7th. Willow, Bristol, and Science Park all opened their doors safely to excited students and tutors! We currently have 75% of students in-person and 25% online. It is… Read More
New Haven Reads Summer Literacy Camp 2021
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Last Updated: October 27, 2021 by Amanda Brown
This summer New Haven Reads Summer Literacy Camp was full of learning and fun! With support from the Woman’s Seamen’s Friend’s Society of CT we were able to bring Mystic Aquarium to our Kindergarten and Pre-K camp five… Read More
Intern Spotlight: Hope M.
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Last Updated: August 17, 2021 by Amanda Brown
Name: Hope McCormack Hometown: Branford, CT College and Major: Western Connecticut State University, Elementary Education Tutoring Site: Dixwell, Bristol Clubs: Math II, Arts and Crafts Club Favorite Childhood Books: The Giving Tree, By: Shel Silverstein I knew that… Read More
New Haven Reads Pages Through Pandemic Pivot
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Last Updated: February 9, 2022 by Amanda Brown
Thank you to the Arts Council of Greater New Haven and Julia Rosado for the article about how NHR was able to pivot to distance learning in March 2020 and welcome back students in-person this summer! Read the… Read More
NHR 2021 Summer Lecture Series
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Last Updated: October 6, 2021 by Amanda Brown
Staff members and volunteers strive to fulfill the mission of New Haven Reads by spreading the joy and power of reading every single day. The New Haven Reads Summer Lecture Series, which began last summer and continued this… Read More
Bonding Through Books
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Last Updated: November 8, 2021 by Amanda Brown
Bonding Through Books is a new partnership with Department of Children and Families (DCF) Milford Area Office and New Haven Reads! Together, we are creating a library of children’s books in the DCF office for their clients. The… Read More
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