Prime Time Family Reading Time
National Expansion
With pilot programs in 35 states and the Virgin Islands, PRIME TIME continues to expand nationwide. Since 1991, approximately 525 sites have been implemented in the U.S.
PRIME TIME has been commended for its quality and lauded as a national standard for excellence in humanities programming for children and youth at risk. National awards include:
- The Public Library Association's 2003 Advancement of Literacy Award
- The Coming Up Taller Award
- The Federation of State Humanities Councils' Helen and Martin Schwartz Prize.
States that have participated or are currently participating in PRIME TIME programming include:
Alabama | Alaska | Arkansas | California | Florida |
Georgia | Illinois | Indiana | Kansas | Kentucky |
Louisiana | Maine | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota |
Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | New Hampshire |
New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | Ohio | Oklahoma |
Oregon | Pennsylvania | South Carolina | South Dakota | Texas |
Utah | Virginia | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming |
For further information about participating sites, please contact Dana Eness at the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanties at
eness@leh.org.