California Veterans Bring Joy and Literacy to Prairie Elementary Third Graders
California Veterans Bring Joy and Literacy to Prairie Elementary Third Graders As part of their ongoing commitment to giving back, residents of the Veterans Home of California – Redding chose to support literacy by donating “A Student’s Dictionary” to all third grade students at Prairie Elementary School in Anderson, CA. This effort was carried out […]
Rotary Club of Oak Ridge Promotes Literacy with 360 Dictionary Donations
Rotary Club of Oak Ridge Promotes Literacy with 360 Dictionary Donations The Rotary Club of Oak Ridge, joined by local Rotaract and Interact members, recently delivered 360 dictionaries to third grade students at Willowbrook, Glenwood, Linden, and Woodland Elementary Schools in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. In addition to distributing the books, Rotarians engaged students in interactive […]
Rotary Club of Ludington Promotes Literacy with Annual Dictionary Donation
Rotary Club of Ludington Promotes Literacy with Annual Dictionary Donation Since 2004, the Rotary Club of Ludington in Michigan has been dedicated to improving literacy in their community through their ongoing partnership with The Dictionary Project. Over the past two decades, the club has gifted more than 7,400 dictionaries to third grade students in the […]
Dallas Trinity Lions Club Spreads Literacy in Local Schools
Dallas Trinity Lions Club Spreads Literacy in Local Schools Students at Anson Jones Elementary and Celestino Mauricio Soto Jr. Elementary School in Dallas, Texas were all smiles as they received their very own dictionaries, thanks to the Dallas Trinity Lions Club. The club began its partnership with The Dictionary Project in 2021, inspired by another […]
Kiwanis Club of Lapeer Inspires Literacy for 850+ Students with Annual Dictionary Donation
Kiwanis Club of Lapeer Inspires Literacy for 850+ Students with Annual Dictionary Donation Since 2008, the Kiwanis Club of Lapeer in Michigan has been a proud partner of The Dictionary Project, gifting personal dictionaries to every third-grade student in Lapeer County. This year, over 850 students will receive their very own dictionaries—bringing the club’s total […]
Algoma Lions Club Supports Literacy with Annual Dictionary Donation
Algoma Lions Club Supports Literacy with Annual Dictionary Donation Since 2012, the Algoma Lions Club in Wisconsin has proudly supported third-grade literacy by providing every 3rd grader in Algoma with their own personal dictionary. Through their partnership with The Dictionary Project, the club has empowered students to build vocabulary and develop lifelong reading skills. Funded […]
South Plainfield Elks Lodge Boosts Literacy with Dictionary and Book Donations
South Plainfield Elks Lodge Boosts Literacy with Dictionary and Book Donations As part of their long-standing commitment to literacy, the South Plainfield Elks Lodge #2298 in New Jersey recently distributed nearly 300 student dictionaries and copies of Freckle Juice by Judy Blume to third graders across five local schools. The initiative, part of The Dictionary […]
Spanish Language Dictionary Centennial Exhibition Opens at Humanities Library
Spanish Language Dictionary Centennial Exhibition Opens at Humanities Library To mark the 100th anniversary of the 15th edition of the Dictionary of the Spanish Language by the Real Academia Española (RAE), a commemorative exhibition titled One Hundred Years of the Dictionary of the Spanish Language (1925–2025) will be held at the Hall of the Humanities […]
Dictionaries and AI: Michael Adams on the Future of Lexicography
Dictionaries and AI: Michael Adams on the Future of Lexicography Michael Adams, Provost Professor of English at Indiana University Bloomington, is a leading voice in modern lexicography. In The Cambridge Handbook of the Dictionary (Cambridge University Press), co-edited with Edward Finegan, Adams dives deep into the often-overlooked field of dictionary scholarship, revealing how dictionaries are […]
Barnwell County Rotary Dictionary Donation Empowers Local Third Graders
Barnwell County Rotary Dictionary Donation Empowers Local Third Graders The Barnwell County Rotary dictionary donation project continues to strengthen literacy in South Carolina. Since 2012, the Rotary Club of Barnwell County has partnered with The Dictionary Project to give every third grader in the county a personal dictionary. To date, more than 4,000 students in […]