2013 |
| 1st place | Cody Reading Council
(Wyoming) | President: Rebecca Davis
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2012 |
| 1st place | Jefferson County Reading Council (Arkansas) | President: Susan Bitely
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| 2nd place | Moore County
(North Carolina) | President: Misty Clark
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2011 |
| 1st place | Rochester Area Council (Rochester, New York) | President: Annette Schianor
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| 2nd place | Kokomo Council
(Kokomo, Indiana) | President: Carol Lutz
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2010 |
| 1st place | Northern Illinois Reading Council, Chana, Illinois, USA | President: Kim McKenna
Project: Books in the Home |
| 2nd place | Franklin County Reading Council, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, USA | President: Carolyn Cook
Project: Reading Matters® to Babies |
2009 |
| 1st place | Rockingham County Council, Reidsville, North Carolina, USA | President: Kim Powell
Project: 2008 Rockingham County Community Reading Conference |
| 2nd place | Mid-Columbia Council, Hood River, Oregon, USA | President: Mary Reynolds
Project: Hungry for Books |
| 3rd place | Robeson Council, Parkton, North Carolina | President: Janice Gardner
Project: Healing Hearts with Books |
2008 |
| 1st place | Pierre Area Reading Council, Pierre, South Dakota, USA | President: Kathy Kraft
Project: Mom’s Making Memories |
| 2nd place | Rainbow Reading Council, Holly Pond, Alabama, USA | President: Vickie Alldredge
Project: Promoting Literacy in Cullman County |
| 3rd place | Niagara Frontier Reading Council, Depew, New York, USA | President: Elizabeth Tynan
Project: Wild About Reading |
2007 |
| 1st place | Lawrence Area Reading Council, Kansas, USA | President: Karen Stephenson
Project: Building a Foundation with Books |
| 2nd place | Cherokee Strip Reading Council, Oklahoma, USA | President: Victoria Wilson
Project: Helping Children in Need |
| 3rd place | Twin Rivers Council, North Carolina, USA | President: Margo Morris
Project: Annual Reading Fun Day |
2006 |
| 1st place | Delaware Valley Reading Association, Pennsylvania, USA | President: Janine L. Sack
Project: Books + Books = Literacy in Norristown |
| 2nd place | Elko County Reading Council, Nevada, USA | President: Mary Licht
Project: Young Authors |
| 3rd place
(tie) | Phoenix West Reading Council, Arizona, USA
Jefferson County Reading Council, Arkansas, USA | President: Jerri L. Horning
Project: Run for Literacy President: Paula D. Findley
Project: Read Across America |
2005 |
| 1st place | Hardy Reading Council, Iowa, USA | President: Karla B. Bronzynski
Project: Books for Second Looks |
| 2nd place | Eastern Shore Reading Council, Maryland, USA | President: Jeanette C. Mears
Project: Ready For School |
| 3rd place | White River Reading Council, Arkansas, USA | President: Julie L. Huskey
Project: Run to Read |
2004 |
| 1st place | Guam Council of IRA Barrigada, Guam | President: Rowena Dimla
Project: Y.A. Cafe |
| 2nd place | Sagebrush Reading Council Craig, CO, USA | President: Charlotte Mason
Project: Books in Offices |
2003 |
| 1st place | Harnett Council Raleigh, NC, USA | President: Elaine DuPree
Project: Fostering Literacy Through Birthday Wishes |
| 2nd place | Franklin County Reading Council Ottawa, KS, USA | President: Vickie Hall
Project: Franklin County Children's Literature Festival |
| 3rd place | Duval County Reading Council Jacksonville, FL, USA | President: Beth Bradley
Project: Building Heart Into Reading |
2002 |
| 1st place | Greater Boston Council of the IRA Lexington, MA, USA | President: Jean Helstrom
Project: Storybook Character Breakfast |
| 2nd place | Jefferson County Council Jefferson County, CO, USA | President: Elaine Andrade
Project: Backpack Buddy Program |
| 3rd place (tie) | Apple Valley Reading Council Auburn, NE, USA | President: Sally Hutt
Project: Parade of Books |
| 3rd place (tie) | Mahoning Valley Council Youngstown, OH, USA | President: Dora Bailey
Project: Hope Library |
2001 |
| 1st place | Springfield Council of Missouri Springfield, MO, USA | President: Laurie Edmondson
Project: Sky High on Reading |
| 2nd place (tie) | North Central Reading Council Minot, ND, USA | President: Linda Hanson
Project: Beyond Bedtime Stories |
| 2nd place (tie) | Jordan Council Midvale, UT, USA | President: Susan A. Mathis
Project: We Love Books |
2000 |
| 1st place | Mid-Columbia Reading Council Mosier, OR, USA | President: Karen Bailey
Project: Workplace Literacy Project |
| 2nd place | New Hanover County Reading Association Wilmington, NC, USA | President: Ava Bevins
Project: Tales for Tots |
| 3rd place (tie) | Missouri Southern State College Student IRA Council Joplin, MO, USA | President: Debi Hay
Project: Books, Books, Books |
| 3rd place (tie) | Tulsa County Reading Council Tulsa, OK, USA | President: Nickie Inbody
Project: Elementary Young Authors;’ Conference |
1999 |
| 1st place | Harnett County Council Lillington, NC, USA | President: Mary Lou Mackintosh
Project: Books-N-Bags |
| 2nd place (tie) | Greater Paradise Valley Reading Council Scottsdale, AZ, USA | President: Carole Krag
Project: Hands on Books |
| 2nd place (tie) | Emerald Empire Reading Council Cottage Grove, OR, USA | President: Nanci Strickland
Project: B.E.A.R. Faire (Be Excited About Reading) |
1998 |
| 1st place | Duval County Reading Council Jacksonville, FL, USA | President: Becky Rhoden
Project: Hubbard House Project |
| 2nd place (tie) | Saskatoon and District Reading Council Saskatoon, SK, CAN | President: Leslie Widdifield-Konkin
Project: Anytime Is Story Time...Give Your Child the Gift of Reading |
| 2nd place (tie) | Metro Atlanta Council Decatur, GA, USA | President: Patricia Carter
Project: The Atlanta Project |
| 3rd place | Tucson Area Reading Council Tucson, AZ, USA | President: Marilyn Ludwig
Project: Books for Tots to Teens |
1997
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| 1st place (tie) | Laurel Reading Council DuBois, PA, USA | President: Karen Foster
Project: Reading: The Gift of A Lifetime Hospital Project |
| 1st place (tie) | Twin Rivers Council Havelock, NC, USA | President: Pam Holder
Project: Reading Fun Day |
| 2nd place | Arkadelphia Area Reading Council Arkadelphia, AR, USA | President: Rhonda Frederick
Project: Sharing Literacy: A Day Care Project |
1996 |
| 1st place | Greater Washington Reading Council Burke, VA, USA | President: Lynn Levin
Project: Book Beginnings: A Day Care Literacy Project |
| 2nd place (tie) | MID-State Reading Council Bloomington, IL, USA | President: Sheila Diaz
Project: Book Showers for Literacy |
| 2nd place (tie) | Delaware Valley Reading Association Wyndmoor, PA, USA | President: Anne Brown
Project: Homeless Children and Reading Committee (HCRC) |
| 3rd place (tie) | Wabash Valley Council of IRA West Terre Haute, IN, USA | President: Janet L. Higgins
Project: Young Authors;’ Book Fair |
| 3rd place (tie) | Mercer County Reading Council Princeton, WV, USA | President: Dawn Staten
Project: Family Literacy Day in the Park;—Family Literacy Center |
1995 |
| 1st place | Smoky Mountain Reading Council Knoxville, TN, USA | President: Bunnie Creasman
Project: Read to Me Package for Newborns |
| 2nd place | Twin Rivers Council New Bern, NC, USA | President: Rosemary Enos
Project: Celebrations Project |
| 3rd place | Mid Valley Reading Council Corvallis, OR, USA | President: Carol Brown
Project: Teen Mothers |
1994 |
| Winner | Western Dunes Reading Council Muskegon, MI, USA | President: Joan Warnaar
Project: Muskegon Museum of Art and Western Dunes Reading Council Project |
| Finalists | Arrowhead Reading Council Duluth, MN, USA | President: Andrea Bauer
Project: Author Visit and Theatre Production |
| Lower Mainland Council of IRA Vancouver, BC, CAN | President: Honey Halpern
Project: First Visit Book Program |
1993 |
| Winner | Glacial Lakes Reading Council Hazel, SD, USA | President: Elizabeth M. K. Parliament
Project: The Book Wish Project |
| Finalists | Northern Neck/Middle Peninsula Reading Council Urbanna, VA, USA | President: Eileen C. O'Brien
Project: Story Tapes |
| Kent Reading Council Ada, MI, USA | President: Kathleen D. Moxley
Project: Rock and Read |
1992 |
| Winner | Wichita Area Reading Council Wichita, KS, USA | President: Carolyn Pitcher
Project: Foster Grandparents Summer Tutoring Program |
| Finalists | Osage Reading Council Pawhuska, OK, USA | President: Patsy Simmons
Project: Reading for All Ages |
| Kent Reading Association Kent, WA, USA | President: Joyce Ann Minehan
Project: Feed Me Books |
1991 |
| Winner | Brooklyn Reading Council Brooklyn, NY, USA | President: Eticia Sosnick
Project: Brooklyn Reading Council;’s Community Outreach Program to Improve Literacy Skills of Homeless Mothers and Children at a Temporary Housing Setting |
| Finalists | Metropolitan Reading Council Omaha, NE, USA | President: Cheryl Goodwillie
Project: The Listening Library for Elderly Citizens of the Omaha Metropolitan Area Confined to Nursing Homes |
| Guam Council, IRA Tamuning, GUM | President: Sheryl J. Nist
Project: Clifford;’s Visit to Guam |
| Fox Valley Reading Council Oshkosh, WI, USA | President: Debra J. Bunker Project: Reading Awareness in the Community: Creating a Partnership between Business, Community, and School |
| East Central Reading Council Altamont, IL, USA | President: Karyn Grunloh Project: School/Community/Business Project—“Day of the Young Reader” |
1990 |
| Winner | Valley Reading Council | President: Marcia A. Kenyon
Project: Red River Valley Task Force for Literacy |
| Finalists | Raleigh-Wake Council of IRA | President: Judy H. Rackley
Project: BYOB—Bring Your Own Book |
| Erie Reading Council | President: Nancy Horner
Project: Erie Reading Council Goes to the Zoo |
1989 |
| Winner | Newport News Council of Virginia | Project: Books for Babies |