National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Mac Barnett will Visit Maine this Spring! IRW was overjoyed this winter when we learned that we had been chosen as one of just five organizations in the country to host National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature (NAYPL), Mac Barnett! Apart from being big fan’s of Mac’s work, we… Read more
Forever Books is a new initiative at IRW designed especially for children ages 3–5 and their families. Made possible through the generosity of Nancy B. Putnam and the Nancy Fund, this program marks an exciting expansion of IRW’s work. While our school programs have traditionally served children in Pre-K through 8th grade, Forever Books focuses… Read more
Read our Winter Newsletter 2026 for a letter from our new Executive Director, an update on what our staff has been up to through 2025, a Summer Morning in Maine save-the-date, and more! Winter Newsletter 2026 Read more
Do puppets know that they’re puppets?! We spent two days with author, illustrator & artist Lucky Platt to find out. IRW’s busy spring semester ended with a grand finale: a two-day program for homeschooling families at the Lubec Memorial Library. Author and illustrator Lucky Platt guided eager kids through the process of imagining a character… Read more
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