Our volunteer readers are primarily from Corning Incorporated and the Corning Museum of Glass, but we are expanding. We are diverse. We like making a difference in the lives of children. The experience enriches our lives.

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We are seeking more volunteers! The program is growing larger every year with more schools asking to be included. We provide our volunteers with books and lessons plans. We also provide orientation training (an hour session) to new volunteers to help prepare them. They go to a school of their choice and read for two 30-minute sessions.

It is fun!  You ask the kids questions like "Why is it important to be kind?" "Do you think it's important to be a good citizen?"  The responses you get will often warm your heart.  Please consider joining our force of volunteers as we bring African American history to the schools and help to make the celebration of African American literacy a traditional part of Black History Month in the communities in which we live and work.