

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 2026 Read Across America Celebration
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 05:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Join us in celebrating 20 years of The Literacy Cooperative at our 10th Annual Read Across America Celebration on April 23, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. at Cuyahoga Community College’s Jerry Sue Thornton Center. The evening will feature special guest Randell McShepard, Vice President of Public Affairs &amp; Chief Talent Officer at RPM International Inc., in conversation with Dan Moulthrop, CEO of the City Club of Cleveland. You’ll also witness the presentation of the 5th Kurt Karakul Literacy Award. With a gift from the Third Federal Foundation, The Literacy Cooperative created this $20,000 award to annually recognize an organization doing exemplary work to advance literacy in our community.

Proceeds from the evening ensure children receive free, monthly, age-appropriate books while adults gain access to the resources, credentials, and skills needed to secure meaningful employment.

Sponsorships include recognition, marketing benefits, and event access for up to 10 guests.

https://literacycooperative.org/raa26/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cleveland/2026-read-across-america-celebration/200029722701743
- **Event Categories**: nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://literacycooperative.org/raa26/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=cleveland-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Cleveland
- **state**: OH
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Jerry Sue Thornton Center
- **lat**: 41.494364712522
- **long**: -81.676300834781
- **full address**: Jerry Sue Thornton Center, 2500 E 22nd St, Cleveland, OH 44115-3204, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: The Literacy Cooperative (https://allevents.in/org/the-literacy-cooperative/27506819)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 05:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Jerry Sue Thornton Center, 2500 E 22nd St, Cleveland, OH 44115-3204, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Literacy Cooperative
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** nonprofit
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about 2026 Read Across America Celebration ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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