Louisiana Truck Shows (LTS) has announced a partnership with ReadingWithKids.org to promote reading, children, & families. The goal of the joint project is to place signage on tractor-trailer rigs (‘18 wheelers’) to encourage family reading. Barry Trahan, President of LTS, explains the organization’s support for this project, “Parents reading with their children builds better and stronger families, and that makes …
After the enthusiasm over the book distribution at the 22nd Annual African American Heritage Parade, ReadingWithKids.org was asked to again distribute books two weeks later for the 10th Annual Acadia Youth Summit Parade in Crowley on March 21. The Youth Summit is organized annually by Mr. Calvin Ardoin. The Theta Nu Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, along with their …
The UL National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), comprising the ‘Divine Nine‘ of historically African American fraternities & sororities, distributed books to children and their families in the 22nd Annual African American Heritage Parade in Lafayette this past Sunday. RwK intern Caemon Scott who organized the book distribution commented, “The kids and their families were very excited by the books, and some …
The Lafayette Rotary Club donated $750 to ReadingWithKids.org in support of their mission to encourage parents to read to their children, to encourage our children to read, and to encourage reading for everyone across our region. Rotary President Renee Menard noted, “Rotary has long been a leader in the development of our children, which is essential to our larger goal …
UL School of Architecture students have designed Little Libraries for installation around Lafayette Parish. The top 6 designs, as chosen by a panel of judges, will be constructed by the Lafayette Parish School System’s Career Center, with materials donated by Kiwanis of Acadiana. For ideas, we earlier posted a sample of current Little Free Libraries. ReadingWithKids.org will host a fundraiser …
The UL Architecture Students will be designing Little Libraries for the region. Below is a sample of of Little Free Libraries, taken from the Facebook Page. The first group are clever treatments of standard designs. The next group are LFLs that have a dual purpose; the group after show examples of double & triple deckers, allowing for access by children; …
Kiwanis of Acadiana has added three new Little Libraries to locations in the Lafayette area. After Heidi Paterson with The Outreach Center visited Kiwanis of Acadiana, the Kiwanians visited The Center and installed a Little Free Library. The Center provides housing assistance and shelter needs for those experiencing homelessness in our community. Previously, a Little Library was installed at the Prodigy …
Baltimore Ravens Cornerback Keyon Martin Reads to 1st Graders at Boucher Elementary. Watch: KATC-TV, and read the article: KADN Fox 15. ReadingWithKids.org has two goals: first, to get parents to read with their children, from the prenatal period if possible; and second, to create a general culture of reading in Acadiana. Our newest program, Reading With Heroes, targets both. By …
On May 8, 2024, AEE President Joseph N. Abraham, MD, gave a CME talk to the Lafayette Parish Pediatrics Society. Local pediatricians Jibran & Celina Atwi were in attendance, and they subsequently invited Dr. Abraham to give the same talk to their practitioners in the Pediatric Group of Acadiana. The video below was given on November 8, 2025 at Fezzo’s …
Kiwanis of Acadiana has installed their third Little Library at the Gator Laundromat in Upper Lafayette. Michelle Luquette, pictured above at right, is a Kiwanian who has been a driving force behind these Libraries. She notes that the installations have been very well received. “When we go in with books, everyone’s faces light up, even the older gentlemen.” She continues, …
