Baltimore is home to many reading-focused local organizations with volunteer opportunities. In this guide you can find a list of just some of the many organizations striving to promote literacy, reading, and lifelong learning across the city.
Nonprofit organization that aims to improve the effectiveness of reading instruction and ensure that it meets the diverse academic, cultural, and linguistic needs of every student.
Baltimore City's public library system whose mission is to empower, enrich, and enhance the quality of life for all through equitable access to information, services, and opportunity.
The Maryland Center for the Book (MCFB), an affiliate of the national Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, develops and supports literary programs and outreach activities that engage citizens across Maryland in literature and reading. As a program of Maryland Humanities, MCFB highlights our region’s literary heritage and calls attention to the importance of books, reading, literacy and libraries.
Maryland Humanities is a statewide, educational nonprofit organization that creates and supports bold experiences that explore and elevate our shared stories to connect people, enhance lives, and enrich communities. Curate the One Maryland One Book initiative.
