Boulevardia

Grand Boulevard at Crown Center 2450 Grand Boulevard, Kansas City, MO, United States

If you’re planning to attend this year’s music and beer festival on Saturday, June 15, stop by the Washington Park Bar where our volunteers will be selling beer—Lead to Read KC gets to keep 100% of the tips! Boulevardia information is available at boulevardia.com.

Brookside Charter School Golf Tournament

Blue Hills Country Club 777 W Burning Tree Drive, Kansas City, MO, United States

Lead to Read KC is a beneficiary of the Brookside Charter School 2024 Golf Tournament. Registration opens at 11 a.m. with a shotgun start at noon. Gather your foursome and sign up your team today to help keep Brookside Charter’s students reading on grade level.

Be My Neighbor Day

KC Live! Power and Light District Walnut Street, Kansas City, MO, United States

Come to Kansas City PBS’ Be My Neighbor Day, where kids can meet some of their favorite PBS KIDS characters, like Daniel Tiger and Katrina Kittycat from Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood and Donkey Hodie. Join in the fun educational activities, and take home a free book and other goodies from Kansas City PBS and our community […]

Free

Ivanhoe Park Celebration

Ivanhoe Park Brooklyn Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Lead to Read KC will be at the annual Ivanhoe Park Celebration on June 29, Noon to 3 p.m. This event is free, open to the public, all ages welcome. Lunch will be provided, first come first serve. Entertainment will include live music, bouncy houses, face paining, giveaways, resources and more! Come celebrate a thriving […]

Free

Literacy Event at Resurrection Leawood

Resurrection Church Roe Avenue, Leawood, Kansas, United States

Watch the documentary The Right to Read and hear from local leaders, including Lead to Read KC Executive Director Rhea Muchalla LeGrande and Board Member Dr. Jennifer Collier, about literacy challenges in our community. You can make a difference by volunteering with schools in the KCPS, Olathe, and KCK districts. Sign-up opportunities are available at […]

Free

BAM! Book Drive

Books-a-Million Village West Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Our friends at Books-A-Million in Legends Outlets Kansas City are having a book drive through August 18 to benefit Lead to Read KC.

Family Storytime in the Garden

Loose Park Rose Garden Pennsylvania Avenue, Kansas City, MO, United States

Kansas City Rose Society, Lead to Read KC, and KC Parks are hosting Vladimir Sainte, one of our Reading For Life authors, at the Garden Center at Loose Park for a reading of his book Just Like a Hero. The event is free but registration is required. More information and registration can be found at […]

UNI Field Day

MLK Park Kansas City, MO, United States

Join Urban Neighborhood Initiative for a fun-filled Field Day to celebrate the end of summer with live music, family fun, community partners like Lead to Read KC and more!