Representatives from Blue Ridge Literacy appeared on the WDBJ7 morning news show on January 5th to announce our name change and to talk with host Bob Grebe about the organization’s mission and work in the region.  Check it out!

As of January 1 2012 we are officially Blue Ridge Literacy, helping adults in the Blue Ridge Valley learn to read for over 26 years!

More information about our new brand.

The seventh annual SCRABBLE TOURNAMENT, raising financial support for the work of Literacy and providing a wonderful evening of fun, fellowship, and spirited competition, will be March 22, and this year you can double your involvement! Visit our Scrabble Tournament page for more information!

Giving correct spellings for words both hard and not-so-hard, close to 100 people gather for Literacy’s first “SPELLING BEE BASEBALL” event, raising much-needed financial support for the organization.

Full story, including quotes from BRL’s Russ Merritt and Betsy Hale.

Check out this wonderful article from Yahoo! Canada; it’s a great example of adult literacy efforts around the world!