FW: Rally your MG readers: Free virtual event, September 15

From: "Sharon Rawlins srawlins@njstatelib.org [NJYAC]" ...@njstatelib.org>

Subject: FW: Rally your MG readers: Free virtual event, September 15

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Date: August 25th 2026

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Hi, Everyone,

Just forwarding the information below in case you’re interested in joining the free 30 minute webinar hosted by Kwame Alexander for students in middle grades.

~Sharon

All the Best,

Sharon Rawlins (she/her)

Youth Services Specialist

Library Development
New Jersey State Library

P. 609-278-2640 x116

E. sraw...@njstatelib.org

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P.O. Box 520, Trenton, NJ 08625

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Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2026 3:10 PM
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Subject: Rally your readers: Free virtual event, September 15

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Free, live, and hosted by Kwame Alexander. Need we say more?

Fully interactive, fully fun – and best of all – fully FREE!

📅 Tuesday, September 15, 2026
🕐 1:00 -1:30 PM ET

💻 Live on Zoom

This 30-minute livestream event brings Kwame Alexander into your classroom – with beloved authors Lisa Yee, TZ Layton, and Nikki Shannon Smith. Join us for read-alouds, literary games, author Q&A, and more.

This high-energy virtual event is designed to spark excitement for reading among middle-grade children. All are welcome! Perfect for classrooms, school libraries, homeschool classes, public libraries... kids will come away WANTING TO READ for fun. What better way to start the school year?!

👉 Sign up now to receive a unique Zoom link and automatic reminders.

Know a colleague who’d love this, too? Please forward this invite and spread the word!

At One Word at a Time, we create real-time, interactive experiences with authors to make reading irresistible for middle-grade students. Our Author Study series runs all year long — and you'll catch the vibe at the Literacy Pep Rally.

Let’s make reading joyful and this school year unforgettable.

The 2026 Literacy Pep Rally is generously sponsored by our friends at Joyful Reading Company, which brings together Beanstack, the leading reading engagement platform; the Reading Motivation Index (RMI), an easy way to measure progress; and Comics Plus, the premier digital comics and graphic novel provider — all to help libraries and schools expand access, increase reading engagement, demonstrate measurable impact, and create a world filled with joyful readers.

📚 Read with joy. ✨ Write with power. 🌐 Change the world.

A 501(c)(3) entity founded by Kwame Alexander on a mission to ignite imaginations through joyful reading and writing

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