The Gift of Reading Fostering a love of reading is at the heart of what WITS does. At the end of each school year, WITSummer Books sends WITS students home … Read More
Book Bans in 2022
WITS opposes all efforts to ban books in schools and libraries across the United States. WITS approaches our work with books using the “windows, mirrors, and sliding glass doors” philosophy; … Read More
WITS Anti-Racist Book Club: Study Hall
Study Hall, the Working in the Schools’ (WITS) book club, began in 2020 as a collaborative learning space for adult learners to actively participate in anti-racist conversations. Study Hall focuses … Read More
Juneteenth 2024 Readings and Resources
Juneteenth is celebrated annually on June 19. On this date in 1865, enslaved people in Galveston, Texas got word that they were free. President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth Bill on … Read More
Celebrating WITS Kindergarten
In March 2022, nearly two years to the day that WITS ceased in-person programming at schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic, kindergarten students sat next to their mentors, opened up … Read More
All Comics, No Capes
When people learn that I read comic books, they tend to assume they are of the superhero variety. While I have nothing against most who don capes, cowls, and other superhero … Read More
How to be a WITS All-star Fundraiser
Every spring, the WITS community comes together to raise money in support of the WITSummer Books campaign. Our Board of Directors, Associates Board, and other community members create peer-to-peer fundraising … Read More
What’s in the 2022 WITSummer Books Bag?
One of my favorite parts of my job is managing our WITSummer Books initiative. Each spring, WITS gives each student in our volunteer-powered programs four brand-new books as a gift … Read More
WITS Picks: WITS Staff Members Share Their Favorite Books of 2021
It seems like only yesterday we were reflecting on our favorite books of 2020, and now another year has passed! We are excited to share this list of some books … Read More
February: A Mood in Books
I’ve lived in the Midwest for most of my life. That’s over 30 years of Chicago winters that I’ve sledded down, lost my gloves in, and shoveled myself out of. … Read More
