Summary
The Library of Congress Literacy Awards honor nonprofit organizations that have made outstanding contributions to increasing literacy in the United States or abroad. This short video highlights the 2025 Library of Congress Literacy Awards winners and honorees. Learn more about the inspiring and innovative work of the Literacy Partners (2025 David M. Rubenstein Prize recipient), Literacy Mid-South (2025 Kislak Family Foundation Prize recipient), Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities’ Prime Time Family Reading Program (2025 American Prize recipient), Building Tomorrow (2025 International Prize recipient), and the following 20 organizations that are honored for their successful practices and emerging strategies in literacy promotion:
Book Harvest’s Books from Birth Program
CitySchools Collaborative
Digital Inquiry Group
Indy Reads
Knowledge Empowering Youth (KEY)
NABU
NPR’s Student Podcast Challenge
Philadelphia Writing Project
READ Global
Reading Assist
Richland County Public Library’s Education Studio
Scottish Book Trust’s Bookbug Program
SML Good Neighbors, Inc.
Start A Library Trust’s The National Read Aloud Initiative
WETA’s Colorín Colorado Emerging Strategies Honorees
Dyslexia Alliance for Black Children
Loxion Mobile Library
Start Lighthouse, Inc.
Teach for Change Nigeria’s Literacy Amidst Violent Conflict Initiative (LAVC)
Welcome Home Jersey City’s Literary Initiative
Event Date
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Running Time
6 minutes, 4 seconds