In the land of Johnny Appleseed, the Wright brothers and John Glenn, Denison University and area colleges fuel our literacy moonshot

The Denison University students who brought their strength and spirit to our Ohio Magazine Literacy Bank this week remind us how powerfully young people fuel our literacy moonshot. They filledContinue reading "In the land of Johnny Appleseed, the Wright brothers and John Glenn, Denison University and area colleges fuel our literacy moonshot"

A Tale of Two Collections: Treasured Donations Support MagLiteracy Mission

Separated by 500 miles but united in a love of reading, a National Geographic collector and a comic book collector met at MagLiteracy this month to share their treasured volumesContinue reading "A Tale of Two Collections: Treasured Donations Support MagLiteracy Mission"

What’s Happening in Madison?

Greetings from Madison and our dedicated core group of volunteers — Ken Johnson, Kris Schwartz, Mark Krueger and Ginny Nachreiner. Here is a recap of recent donations we made to terrific local partner organizations to promote literacy among the children and adults they serve.

Driving Reading Home: The Essential Businesses Building Our Literacy Pipeline to Readers

Building and filling our literacy pipeline is an enormous logistics lift that is only achievable with the commitment, investment and partnership of outstanding companies who believe in our mission.

Our Vision for 2025 and Beyond

Join us as we set the stage for a transformative year. Together, we can create a future where the power of the printed word elevates communities, sparks change and builds a more literate world.

Feeding Eager Readers

At the end of 2024, MagLiteracy celebrated an incredible achievement 30 years in the making — placing Literacy Newsstands stocked with beautiful magazines for all ages into a supermarket-size food pantry market.

What a Literacy Year!

2024 brought a wave of remarkable momentum and progress at MagLiteracy, as we formed fruitful literacy partnerships, grew our volunteer ranks and launched impactful new initiatives for eager readers.

Thank You for the Literacy Love

Your 2024 support lays a solid foundation for the kick off of our 2025 mission, empowering us to connect more magazines with children, families, veterans and educators who rely on us for access to impactful reading materials.

Is it possible that most families in poverty still have zero books at home?

Answers to this question scraped from the dataverse explain WHY our unique literacy campaign featuring our inventory of near a million print magazines for all ages and your support areContinue reading "Is it possible that most families in poverty still have zero books at home?"

A road trip into the Ohio Appalachian foothills to break child illiteracy. 

Sue is loading up her car trunk once again for a journey to deliver Highlights for Children, National Wildlife Foundation Zoobooks and other children’s magazines from the MagLiteracy.org Magazine LiteracyContinue reading "A road trip into the Ohio Appalachian foothills to break child illiteracy. "

Enjoy summer magazine reading and pass it on

Across the entire magazine supply chain from paper to printer to publisher and consumer, MagLiteracy.org uniquely sits at the intersection of the enormous special power of print magazines for literacyContinue reading "Enjoy summer magazine reading and pass it on"

Can MagLiteracy.org Exist?

Dear Friends - MagLiteracy.org is at an existential fork in our amazing journey - our moonshot. One path leads to achieving everything we set out to be. Please read throughContinue reading "Can MagLiteracy.org Exist?"

America is facing a children’s reading crisis

Call to action: There is a children's reading crisis in the USA that started before the pandemic and has been worsened by it. Most children in poverty have zero booksContinue reading "America is facing a children’s reading crisis"

We need a new three-legged stool to reach our literacy promise

Approaching our birthday at MagLiteracy.org on September 8th - the United Nation’s International Literacy Day - we are taking stock of our accomplishments and way forward. Thanks to generous supportContinue reading "We need a new three-legged stool to reach our literacy promise"

The nose knows

When meeting someone new, you look for common threads to begin a relationship. Preparing for a call with fragrance expert Shahzad HAIDER, I searched for that common ground. We knowContinue reading "The nose knows"

Recycling for a Cause

A rush of cooling air or heat greets Kaitlyn as she walks through the Westerwood Community automatic doors to pick up the stacks of magazines that the residents have left with Kristin, the Lifestyle Director. ThisContinue reading "Recycling for a Cause"

Freedom.

Our hearts, spirit, attention, and support remain steadfast with the heroic and proud people of Ukraine. Andrii Vdovychenko is the CEO & Owner of Burda Media Ukraine. He has providedContinue reading "Freedom."

Muskingum County Literacy Council expands our reach down the last mile

The Magazine Literacy Bank in Johnstown, outside Columbus, Ohio, receives magazines recycled by consumers, publishers, and newsstands for delivery to at-risk readers via our teams and literacy partners in Ohio, Mississippi, Wisconsin,Continue reading "Muskingum County Literacy Council expands our reach down the last mile"

March Madness

The 2 Billion+ magazines printed each year for US readers would create a stack 37 million feet high, or 7000+ miles into space, 107 times further than Bezos or Branson.Continue reading "March Madness"

A great day of volunteer recycling, sorting, packing, and machine learning at the Magazine Literacy Bank

Thank you to all the volunteers and supporters who came out to the Magazine Literacy Bank at the Atrium Company warehouse in Johnstown, Ohio, just outside Columbus, Saturday. People droppedContinue reading "A great day of volunteer recycling, sorting, packing, and machine learning at the Magazine Literacy Bank"

Odyssey Junior Program Nurtures Young Minds

By Joe Hinds Odyssey Junior is one part of the larger University of Wisconsin formed at UW-Madison in 2015. The Odyssey Project gives adult students facing economic hardships, and otherContinue reading "Odyssey Junior Program Nurtures Young Minds"

PR – MagLiteracy.org Literacy Bank Seeks Tornado Relief Brigade to Deliver Reading Materials from Ohio to Children and Families

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 13, 2021 CONTACT: John Mennell, Founder help@magliteracy.org. 609.651.8430 Columbus, OH – With a supply of over 300,000 children’s magazines, and thousands more for teen and adultContinue reading "PR – MagLiteracy.org Literacy Bank Seeks Tornado Relief Brigade to Deliver Reading Materials from Ohio to Children and Families"

Celebrating teachers who change lives for good

If you've ever mentored a middle school or high school student, you know that a child unable to read is lost - unable to do well in any school subject.Continue reading "Celebrating teachers who change lives for good"