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News About The Highlights Foundation

Celebration Station: Spring 2023

Celebration Station: Spring 2023

Highlights Foundation Names Cottage in Honor of New York Times Bestselling Author Renée Watson

Highlights Foundation Names Cottage in Honor of New York Times Bestselling Author Renée Watson

Highlights Foundation Invests in 58 Storytellers to Support Their Work to Inspire Kids

Highlights Foundation Invests in 58 Storytellers to Support Their Work to Inspire Kids

The Highlights Foundation Will Award 56 Scholarships in 2023

The Highlights Foundation Will Award 56 Scholarships in 2023

Uplifting Indigenous Storytellers on #GivingTuesday

Uplifting Indigenous Storytellers on #GivingTuesday

The Highlights Foundation Celebrates Shift to Primary Solar Energy with a Ceremony on the Summer Solstice

The Highlights Foundation Celebrates Shift to Primary Solar Energy with a Ceremony on the Summer Solstice

PJ Library to Welcome Emerging Writers to Summer Camp at the Highlights Foundation and Bring More Jewish Picture Books to Children

PJ Library to Welcome Emerging Writers to Summer Camp at the Highlights Foundation and Bring More Jewish Picture Books to Children

2022 Highlights Foundation Scholarship Recipients

2022 Highlights Foundation Scholarship Recipients

Our Community, Inspiring Kids

Congratulations to the 2023 ALA Award Winners

Congratulations to the 2023 ALA Award Winners

Sara Gómez Woolley, 2022 Resident Artist: #WhatIFound @HighlightsFound

Sara Gómez Woolley, 2022 Resident Artist: #WhatIFound @HighlightsFound

Uplifting Indigenous Storytellers on #GivingTuesday

Uplifting Indigenous Storytellers on #GivingTuesday

Khadijah VanBrakle Announces Book Deal

Khadijah VanBrakle Announces Book Deal

From Workshop to Publication to Acquiring Editor

From Workshop to Publication to Acquiring Editor

Celebrate Children’s Book Week with Author Sarah Aronson and Amy Guglielmo of Reading Rainbow Live!

Celebrate Children’s Book Week with Author Sarah Aronson and Amy Guglielmo of Reading Rainbow Live!

Rediscovering Joy with Picture Books

Rediscovering Joy with Picture Books

How You Can Celebrate Floyd Cooper Day During Children’s Book Week (May 6)

How You Can Celebrate Floyd Cooper Day During Children’s Book Week (May 6)

Workshops for Writers & Illustrators

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New to the Highlights Foundation? Try these:

The Crash Course | The Whole Novel Workshop | Summer Camp

Upcoming Workshops

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Visiting Our Campus

Our campus (The Barn at Boyds Mills) is tucked away in the foothills of the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania.  It's a few hours from both New York City and Philadelphia, but worlds away from everyday life.

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Line drawing of the Barn at Boyds Mills

Our Mission in Action

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The Highlights Foundation positively impacts children by amplifying the voices of storytellers who inform, educate, and inspire children to become their best selves.  Learn more about our impact.

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