Murrysville-Export Rotary Club Donates Dictionaries and Life Lessons
Murrysville-Export Rotary Club Donates Dictionaries and Life Lessons Since 2005, the Rotary Club of Murrysville-Export in Pennsylvania has donated more than 6,000 dictionaries to local third graders through The Dictionary Project. This year, the tradition continued at Franklin Regional School District, where every third-grade student received a personal dictionary to support their reading and writing. Rotary Interact high school students joined the visit, reading... Read More
Wagner Wealth Management Gifts Dictionaries to Locust Grove Third Graders
Wagner Wealth Management Gifts Dictionaries to Locust Grove Third Graders Every third grade student at Locust Grove Elementary School in Locust Grove, Virginia received a personal dictionary this year, thanks to the generous support of Wagner Wealth Management of Davenport. The donation brought smiles and excitement to the students, who were thrilled to receive such a practical and lasting resource for learning. This effort... Read More
Aiken County Rotary Clubs Distribute 46,600+ Dictionaries Since 2004
Aiken County Rotary Clubs Distribute 46,600+ Dictionaries Since 2004 In a long-standing commitment to literacy, all Rotary Clubs in Aiken County, South Carolina have worked together since 2004 to ensure every third grade student in the county receives a personal dictionary. This includes students in public, private, and charter schools, in partnership with the Aiken County School District. Each year, Rotarians and Interact Club... Read More
California Veterans Bring Joy and Literacy to Prairie Elementary Third Graders
California Veterans Bring Joy and Literacy to Prairie Elementary Third Graders As part of their ongoing commitment to giving back, residents of the Veterans Home of California – Redding chose to support literacy by donating “A Student’s Dictionary” to all third grade students at Prairie Elementary School in Anderson, CA. This effort was carried out through The Dictionary Project, a national nonprofit that has... Read More
Rotary Club of Cairo Promotes Literacy with Longstanding Dictionary Project
Rotary Club of Cairo Promotes Literacy with Longstanding Dictionary Project Since 2009, the Rotary Club of Cairo, Georgia has partnered with The Dictionary Project to provide third grade students across Grady County with personal dictionaries. Over the past 15 years, the club has gifted nearly 5,000 dictionaries, reinforcing its commitment to literacy and community service. This annual tradition helps students expand their vocabulary, improve... Read More
Rotary Club of Rockledge Teams Up with Interact Students to Deliver Dictionaries
Rotary Club of Rockledge Teams Up with Interact Students to Deliver Dictionaries Since 2006, the Rotary Club of Rockledge in Florida has partnered with The Dictionary Project to provide third graders in the area with their very own personal dictionaries—reaching more than 5,200 students over the years. This year, high school students from the Rockledge High School Interact Club joined the effort, presenting dictionaries... Read More
Algoma Lions Club Supports Literacy with Annual Dictionary Donation
Algoma Lions Club Supports Literacy with Annual Dictionary Donation Since 2012, the Algoma Lions Club in Wisconsin has proudly supported third-grade literacy by providing every 3rd grader in Algoma with their own personal dictionary. Through their partnership with The Dictionary Project, the club has empowered students to build vocabulary and develop lifelong reading skills. Funded through creative community efforts such as steak fries, cookouts,... Read More
South Plainfield Elks Lodge Boosts Literacy with Dictionary and Book Donations
South Plainfield Elks Lodge Boosts Literacy with Dictionary and Book Donations As part of their long-standing commitment to literacy, the South Plainfield Elks Lodge #2298 in New Jersey recently distributed nearly 300 student dictionaries and copies of Freckle Juice by Judy Blume to third graders across five local schools. The initiative, part of The Dictionary Project, introduced students to far more than word definitions—offering... Read More
Spanish Language Dictionary Centennial Exhibition Opens at Humanities Library
Spanish Language Dictionary Centennial Exhibition Opens at Humanities Library To mark the 100th anniversary of the 15th edition of the Dictionary of the Spanish Language by the Real Academia Española (RAE), a commemorative exhibition titled One Hundred Years of the Dictionary of the Spanish Language (1925–2025) will be held at the Hall of the Humanities Library from June 2 to September 30, 2025. This... Read More
What Does It All Mean? Explore the World of Dictionaries at Buffalo’s Rare Book Room.
What Does It All Mean? Explore the World of Dictionaries at Buffalo’s Rare Book Room On view now through September 30, 2025, What Does It All Mean?: Exploring the Dictionary is a must-see exhibit hosted in the Rare Book Room at Central Library in Downtown Buffalo, located at 1 Lafayette Square. This unique exhibition showcases how dictionaries have shaped our understanding of language, identity,... Read More