Library & Literacy Advocacy

10 Ways to Help Me Promote Literacy for All

Author and literacy advocate Maya Payne Smart invites readers to join her Reading for Our Lives movement to promote literacy for

7 Awesome Organizations Around the World that Support Literacy

How a Milwaukee Summer Reading Program Builds a Better Tomorrow

Author Maya Smart reflects on fostering literacy & life success for kids Milwaukee & beyond with programs like Tragil Wade

This Amazing BIPOC Kids’ Book Store Doubles as a Reading Tutoring Center

Author Maya Payne Smart chats with the founder of Rooted MKE, a Milwaukee bookstore, reading tutoring center, and community space

3 Bookish New Year’s Resolutions Worth Keeping

How The Noble Neighbor Uses Books to Promote Social Justice

Literacy advocate Maya Smart interviews Andrea Scarpino of The Noble Neighbor about how the program promotes social justice

Women’s Storybook Project: Connecting Kids with Moms in Prison through the Love of Books

Maya Smart Speaks on Literacy and Hope to United Way Women in Milwaukee

Free Books for Kids: How Little Free Libraries Spread the Book Love

4 Things Every Daycare Should Be Doing to Protect Kids’ Brains