Reading in the Schools Day

Reading In The Schools Day

Reading in the Schools Day Brings Literacy to Life

Read To Succeed’s 22nd Annual Reading in the Schools Day was a tremendous success! On Friday, September 11, more than 2,500 community volunteers visited 39 elementary schools across Murfreesboro City Schools and Rutherford County Schools.

Together, these volunteers brought stories to life for more than 25,000 elementary students. One young student gave the experience an enthusiastic review, declaring the story “ten out of ten!”Reading in the Schools Day is about more than sharing books. It shows our schools and students that their community supports them and wants to be part of their literacy and educational journey.

We are incredibly grateful to our school districts, principals, school coordinators and every volunteer who helped make this special day possible. Thank you for showing Rutherford County’s students that their community believes in them and in the power of reading!

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Our 2026 Reading In The Schools Day will be held on Friday, September 11th. Here, we partner with Murfreesboro City and Rutherford County elementary schools to host a one-day reading event that brings volunteers into classrooms to spread the joy of literacy. It’s a special day that celebrates reading—at school, at home, and just for fun!

Volunteers include parents, teachers, student athletes, elected officials, retirees, and other leaders. All are valuable role models who make a difference through creative storytelling and active engagement with students.

The investment we make is vital to seeing our children succeed. This success is achieved through our partnership with schools, the hard work of school teachers, coordinators and staff, and those in our caring community who are willing to share their time with students.

Our 2025 Reading In The Schools Day will be held on Friday, September 12th. Here, we partner with Murfreesboro City and Rutherford County elementary schools to host a one-day reading event that brings volunteers into classrooms. It’s a powerful day that celebrates reading—at school, at home, and just for fun!

The investment we make is vital to seeing our children and schools succeed. This success is achieved through our partnership with schools, the hard work of school teachers, coordinators and staff, and those in our caring community who are willing to share their time with students.

Reading in the Schools Day List of Participating Schools:

Barfield Elementary
Black Fox Elementary
Blackman Elementary
Bradley Academy
Buchanan Elementary
Cason Lane Academy
Cedar Grove Elementary
Christiana Elementary School
David Youree Elementary
Discovery School at Bellwood
Eagleville School
Hobgood Elementary
Homer Pittard Campus School
John Coleman Elementary
Kittrell Elementary
Lascassas Elementary School
McFadden School of Excellence
Mitchell-Neilson School
Northfield Elementary
Plainview Elementary School
Poplar Hill Elementary
Reeves-Rogers Elementary
Rock Springs Elementary
Rockvale Elementary
Rocky Fork Elementary
Roy L. Waldron Elementary School
Salem Elementary
Scales Elementary
Simon Springs Community School
Smyrna Elementary
Smyrna Primary School
Stewarts Creek Elementary
Stewartsboro Elementary
Thurman Francis Arts Academy
Walter Hill Elementary School
Wilson Elementary

Volunteers: Please complete the form below, and we’ll follow up with event details and confirmation of your selections.

For any questions, please email mediaevents@readtosucceed.org.

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In what participating school would you like to read?

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Our 2024 Reading In The Schools Day was held on Friday, September 13th. It was a record-breaking day, with a total of 40 schools, 25,000 students, and 2,500 volunteers who participated.

This annual event highlights the importance of reading for elementary school students – in school, at home, and just for fun. Here, we partner with Murfreesboro City and Rutherford County schools to host volunteer readers in classrooms.

These volunteers include elected officials, current/former teachers, parents, student athletes, retirees, and other leaders. All are valuable role models who make a difference through creative storytelling and active engagement with students.

The investment we make is vital to seeing our children and schools succeed. This success is achieved through our partnership with the schools, the hard work of school coordinators and staff, and those in our caring community who are willing to share their time with students.

Thank you to everyone who made Reading In The Schools Day 2024 one to remember!

We will be back in the schools to read again in September 2025. More information will be available in July.