Reading So Lit Summer 2025

Reading So Lit Summer (Update)

Due to low registration numbers this year, we’ve made the difficult decision not to implement Reading So Lit Summer in 2025. We will focus our efforts on creating impactful summer reading opportunities in our participating barbershops. This decision was not made lightly. We understand this news may come as a disappointment to the parents and students who planned to participate. Barbershop Books remains deeply committed to early literacy innovation and look forward to collaborating with you soon!

Reading So Lit Summer is a virtual 2-week reading identity exploration program that helps Black and Brown boys (ages 6-8) explore, discover, and express their reading preferences. This innovative program uses relatable youth instructors, interactive virtual lessons, and hands-on reading activities to increase boys’ vocabularies and to inspire them to read for fun.

We hire and train male high school students of color (ages 16-18) to serve as reading role models. These youth instructors lead fun 1-hour virtual reading explorations twice a week with a class of 10 boys. Certified teachers observe each program session and provide coaching to youth instructors throughout the program.

Program Cost: FREE

Program Framework