Urban League of Greater Richmond Donates 1800 Books to Public Schools

By National Urban League
Published11 AM EDT, Mon Apr 28, 2025
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RICHMOND (March 6, 2023) – In commemoration of Read Across America Day on Thursday, March 2nd, the Urban League of Greater Richmond (Richmond, VA) donated 1800 books to kindergarteners in area schools.

Interim president of the Urban League, Larry Murphy, visited the Chimborazo Elementary School to deliver some of the books, along with local leaders.

He said, “We hope the kids get some basic understanding around being kind, around fairness, around how you treat others, about teamwork. And then about self image. Each and every child is a king or a queen and so, we want to stress that. Especially when they're starting to learn about education."

While this is the first time the Urban League does a book givesway for Read Across America Day, Murphy plans on it becoming an annual occurrence.

"Our whole focus is around empowering people to do better within their community," he said.

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