Everybody Wins D.C.: Connection through Reading 
• December 3, 2025

By Ryan Allen For 30 years, Everybody Wins DC has held a simple but powerful belief: one caring adult can transform a child’s relationship with books. What began in 1995 […]

ANC Meeting: Prosecutions, Literacy, Leaf Collection  
• December 6, 2023

Phew! The Georgetown, Burleith, Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC2E) meeting on Dec. 4 was so packed with community announcements that its two featured reports about crime and D.C. student achievement […]

Little Free Libraries of Georgetown and Beyond
• July 28, 2022

The tiny boxed libraries you’ve seen sprinkled around Georgetown are not just local gems, but part of a global book-sharing community. Little Free Library is a nonprofit organization with more […]

Allister Chang’s Literacy Goals for the State Board of Education 
• March 9, 2022

One of Georgetown’s rising stars is Allister Chang, 31, Ward 2’s elected representative on the DC State Board of Education (DCSBOE). He was elected in November 2020 at a dramatic […]

Kitty Kelley Book Club: ‘Blind Man’s Bluff: A Memoir’ 
• August 18, 2021

Some memoirs flicker like fireflies on a summer night. Others pierce your psyche with their subjects’ tortured experiences, consequent miseries and — finally — their oh-so-glorious survival. “The Story of […]

Summer Reading: Poetry, Philosophy, Science and Fiction
• July 28, 2021

Several Georgetowner staffers offer their picks for summer reading in a delightfully diverse list of books, some of which are quite unexpected. Send us your picks, too, if you wish. […]

Record-Setting Crowd for RBG at National Book Festival (photos)
• September 2, 2019

Chef José Andrés apologized for not being available to sign books after his speaking session; he had to catch a flight to the Bahamas to assist in Hurricane Dorian recovery efforts.

Record Numbers at National Book Festival (photos)
• September 4, 2018

Thousands were turned away as Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor discussed her new books for children on the festival’s main stage, the Washington Convention Center’s 2,500-seat ballroom having quickly filled to capacity.

Yes, Reading Is Fundamental
• July 25, 2018

With this issue focusing on books and reading, The Georgetowner asked non-profit RIF to explain its mission and work. Twenty-five million children in the United States can’t read proficiently, and […]