Helping to redefine elementary education

Shane's new dictionary had only been in hand for about two minutes before he found the sign language tutorial in the back pages and began sending silent messages "in code" across his third-grade... Read story

Three generations at Eagleville

My Wambold ancestors have lived in the Eagleville area for more than a hundred years. My... Read story


Lewiston Elks donate dictionaries to 5th graders at Walton School

This past week, fifth graders at the Walton School in Auburn, ME,  received new... Read story


Dictionaries in Cattaraugus County are a hit!

The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation recently completed its dictionary project... Read story


Recent Donors

  • Parma Elks Lodge # 1938, OH
  • Rotary Club of Okotoks, AB
  • Rotary Club of Summit New Providence / Beechwood Title Company, NJ
  • Early County Family Connection / Early County Literacy Task Force, GA
  • Rotary Club of Bergenfield/Dumont, NJ
  • Rotary Club of Victoria Garden City / District 9110, Lagos, Nigeria, and Ro, TX
  • Rotary Club of Bogalusa, LA
  • South Carolina Dictionary Project, CO
  • South Carolina Dictionary Project / Rotary Club of Longmeadow, MA
  • South Carolina Dictionary Project / Rotary Club of Longmeadow, MA
  • South Carolina Dictionary Project / Rotary Club of Longmeadow, MA
  • Rotary Club of Vermilion, OH
  • Individual - Larry Hutchinson, IA
  • Rotary District 5000 / Rotary Club of Windward Oahu Sunrise, HI
  • First United Methodist Church, OK
  • Rotary Club of American Falls, ID
  • South Carolina Dictionary Project / Norwood Elks Lodge # 1124, MA
  • Individual - Ellen Maliskas, OK
  • Green Brook Lions Club, NJ
  • St. Maries Elks Lodge # 1418, ID
  • South Carolina Dictionary Project / Ali Gelineau, VA

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Testimonials

"We have been collecting money for the project for 4 years. We try to donate them to third graders in low socio-economic schools in our urban school district. We appreciate being able to purchase the dictionaries for such a good price, it allows us to help more students."

Eadie Flickinger, Topeka Chapter DAR, Topeka, KS

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Featured Articles

May e-newsletter
Our May e-newsletter was sent out recently.
Do children still need paperback dictionaries?
In this day of online dictionaries and smartphone apps, is a paperback dictionary still a necessity? We get questions like this from time to time.
Spring collection
Joe Mc Kay’s “Crazy About Words” …toasting our language since 2003!
2012 Kiwanis International Convention
Shirley Anderson and Diana Krajewski will represent the Dictionary Project at the Kiwanis International Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana, June 28 to July 1.
A passport to people
The Rotary Foundation has begun a new feature on its website called "Rotary Voices: Stories of service from around the world." This blog encourages Rotarians to share their experiences of
Dictionary of American Regional English
After 50 years of careful research and editing, the fifth and final volume of the Dictionary of American Regional English is complete and will be published next month by Harvard University P
What to do with leftover books
 Some of our sponsors have asked what they can do with dictionaries that are left over after they distribute them at their local schools.
Dictionary of Knowledge
Join the Dictionary Project in a collaborative effort to create a beautiful new online dictionary where each word features sample sentences that impart knowledge and wisdom.