Our mission is to inspire communities to love (and advocate for) libraries and reading
Because lifelong reading starts at a young age, we know that the adults in children’s lives should read and advocate for the future generation who deserves to know the joy of knowledge and reading, too.
- Celebrating support for libraries and great experiences across the globe for the bookish
- Encouraging support and partnerships between libraries and potential library champions, such as publishers of all kinds
- Continuing both our research on public libraries and our outreach to potential library champions, such as publishers of all kinds
Our Current Focus
Encouraging investment into public libraries by publishers and other champions as divided into two categories:
- Integrating into library programs and events
Basically, every library has at least one event weekly, if not many, many more! There is a way to expand and reward the great efforts across the globe - Supporting library infrastructure and resources
We have a 20-point framework to provide guidance on future investment and evaluation, which will be shared here in the future
About our Co-Founders
Rachel Kahn is a 2024 MPS in Publishing graduate, George Washington University, with the current goal to work with children’s literature and libraries to inspire the next generation of readers to love books as much as she does. She is co-founder, with Leo Postovoit, of the Words for Libraries project. Over the past decade, she has worked in many roles around retail—covering visual merchandising and marketing to management and logistics, including 7 years at the Disneyland Resort. Her publishing efforts thus far include work with The Odyssey, Red Hen Press, and Take 3 Presents. Beyond her passions around literature, literacy, and libraries, Rachel is passionate about improving the lives of the dogs (and their human “pawrents”) of her corner of Southern California.
Leo Postovoit is co-founder of the Words for Libraries project, a lover of libraries, and seasoned media professional with roles spanning design, marketing, and software engineering. His 15 years of agency, in-house, and freelance work has touched many organizations, including the San Francisco Chronicle, Wall Street Journal, Lowrider Magazine, and Google. With recent certifications in AI, cybersecurity, and marketing, Leo’s main priorities today focus on product management—where he helps organizations champion the user against the always-changing media landscape. Leo published his first book as a senior in high school and is a graduate of San Jose State University’s journalism and anthropology programs.