Everybody Reads: Teacher application for classroom participation

Participate in Everybody Reads 2025, the library’s annual community reading project, taking place January through March. This year’s selection is Javier Zamora’s Solito.

Apply for free copies of Solito for your Multnomah County high school, thanks to the support of The Library Foundation. Sets will be available in Spanish or English.

Application deadline and agreements

Deadline: Submit your application by November 20, 2024.
Commitment: By applying, you commit to reading and discussing the book during the program period (January-March 2025).
Who can apply: High school educators, school book groups, high school administrators and community organizations.

Selection process

Schools and organizations with the greatest educational and financial need will receive first consideration for classroom sets.
We will notify you by Dec. 15 if your application is approved.
Recipients will receive a classroom set of Solito, with a link to a discussion guide and further reading.

Book themes and curriculum tie-ins

Suggested curriculum tie-ins:

Family and found family
Migration and immigration
Unaccompanied minors
Friendship
Grief
Identity
Coming of age
Food and culture

Author lecture

Javier Zamora will give an author lecture, presented by Literary Arts, on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. Literary Arts makes a number of free tickets available to participating schools.

Your name

Your role at the school

Your email address

Your school's name

Your school's address for delivery

How many books would you like in English?

How many books would you like in Spanish?

Grade level(s) of students

Example: 9th to 12th

Please tell us how your students will engage with the program. Do you have any other thoughts or questions for us?

Does your school administration support your participation in this program?

Yes

I understand that by applying for this program, my school agrees to meet the following commitments:

Please check all three boxes to apply.

schedule time for reading and discussing the book

encourage students to attend the author event

provide feedback to the library at the end of the project

If you have any questions about the classroom component of Everybody Reads 2025, please contact Alison Kastner by email or phone 503.988.5792.

To be considered, this form must be submitted no later than November 20, 2024.

See the latest information and learn more about the book at Everybody Reads.

Everybody Reads, a community reading project of Multnomah County Library, is made possible in part by The Library Foundation with author appearance made possible by Literary Arts.