RIF OF NOVA NEWS
RIF of NOVA's 50th Golden Gala -- One for the Books -- took place on October 20, 2022 in Vienna, Virginia, with a panoply of authors, literacy experts, and supporters. The event was emceed by NBC-4 anchor Jummy Olabanji. During a night to remember, Jummy interviewed NOVA RIF president Justina Johnson and provided coverage of the event on her News4Today newscast.
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Book It For Books 2021 News
Arlington Now's post included this photo of the race start from Book It For Books 2019
Arlington Now featured a Community News post about the 2021 Book It For Books 5K/One-Mile Run/Walk! Read about it right here!
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At the start of Book It 2021
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Camille Fallen reported on Book It For Books 2021 for Scholastic Kids
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Camille Fallen ran the Book It For Books 5K/One-Mile Run in October, AND she wrote about it for Scholastic Kids Press, where she files stories as a reporter. Camille interviewed several of the children who participated in Book It and included some of their favorite book ideas, including Holes, by Louis Sachar and The Last Musketeer by Stuart Gibbs. See her full report here.
Camille is no stranger to Book It For Books. She ran in the 2019 race as well, as shown in the photo below, where she was one of the first out the gate! An eighth-grader, Camille loves to read novels and news articles, and hopes one day to be a lawyer and television commentator. Her favorite book series is The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani. 
Camille Fallen (in the gray shirt) and other young runners at Book It For Books 2019
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Board Members in the News
Photo: Dorie Howell
Read Across the DMV
The March 2022 cover of Washington Parent features several local authors in a feature titled "Read Across the DMV," in celebration of the NEA's annual celebration of Read Across America. Included in the photo and the article within the magazine is NOVA RIF board member Carylee Carrington. Carylee is author of two books for children -- Pretty Hair and Everyone Just Like Me. Her books were highlighted as NOVA RIF's February 2021 local author book picks. Find that feature here. She also hosts a podcast to introduce new authors to the Northern Virginia community called Read with Carylee. |
A Very Special Book Club RIF of NOVA Emeritus Council member Ramunda Young is co-owner (with husband Derrick) of two independent community book stores in Washington, DC and at National Harbor in Maryland called MahoganyBooks, which focuses on books for, by, and about African Americans and those from the African diaspora. During a virtual book club gathering to discuss The Promised Land, a surprise visitor dropped in...none other than the book's author, former President Barack Obama. Enjoy a Today Show feature about the event by clicking here! Ramunda and Derrick Young were also featured in a March 2021 Washington Post article on independent books stores and how they have fared during the pandemic. MahoganyBooks has been successful, but not all indy book stores have made it. Find that article here. |
Local Press
TheZebra.org featured a story about a book distribution at Patrick Henry K-8 School on October 19, 2020. Read that coverage here. See photos of the Patrick Henry and other early fall distributions here.
Local TV
Before the Book It For Books 5K RIF of NOVA fundraiser in October 2019, RIF of NOVA's Lisa Keathley and Groveton Elementary School librarian Rocco DeBonis (a NOVA RIF liaison and a RIF book recipient as a child) spoke with NBC-4's Eun Yang about children's literacy. Their conversation focused on the importance of book choice to successful reading, on how one book can make a difference, and on the skills gap CEOs face when workers can't read.
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Blog
Rocco DeBonis of Groveton Elementary was featured not only on NBC-4 but also on the national RIF blog page! K-2nd graders at Groveton enjoyed reading around the “campfire” at Camp Groveton (aka the school library) as they chose three books to take home. Read more here and check out these pics from the event:
Rocco DeBonis of Groveton Elementary was featured not only on NBC-4 but also on the national RIF blog page! K-2nd graders at Groveton enjoyed reading around the “campfire” at Camp Groveton (aka the school library) as they chose three books to take home. Read more here and check out these pics from the event:
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