Read for the Record Collection

Jumpstart’s Read for the Record is the world’s largest shared reading experience that celebrates children’s early language and social-emotional development. The event-- a day of celebration and fun-- builds an intergenerational community through reading and raises awareness around the critical importance of early literacy and access to inclusive, high-quality books. Over our 18 years to date, more than 26 million people have participated in Read for the Record, and Jumpstart has distributed hundreds of thousands of high-quality books to children in underserved communities.