Reading Together helps students advance their reading skills, reach their reading goals, and foster a love of reading through mentorship and creative play.
Students and trained volunteer reading buddies meet weekly, one-on-one, to work on grade-level reading skills and encourage a lifelong love of books in a welcoming, low-pressure environment. This program runs from October – May.
To participate in the program, students must:
Reading Together is closed:
November 5, 2026
November 11, 2026
November 26, 2026
December 21, 2026 - January 19, 2027
February 20, 2027
May 24 - 25, 2027
May 29, 2027
Last week of Reading Together: May 6, 2027
This fall, we are piloting Reading Together coaches, science-based youth literacy support that provides individualized reading intervention tailored to a student’s needs and reading level.
Through Reading Together coaching, students reading below their grade level will work one-on-one with a trained volunteer coach to grow their literacy skills and advance reading levels.
This program is entirely referral-based and is currently limited to Hamline Midway, Rice Street, and Sun Ray libraries. To stay updated, please sign up for our newsletter.
FAQs
Sessions last 45 minutes per student.
Every student will only be able to sign up for one 45-minute reading session, once a week.
We will work to pair your students as quickly as possible, depending on the availability of mentors.
You will be notified when your student has been paired.
Completing an application does not guarantee a spot in the program.
Reading mentors cannot do homework help. They have been trained for help with reading practice only.
If your student needs help with homework, Homework Centers and online homework help are available.
To learn more about this program, check out Saint Paul Public Library's most recent Impact Reports.
