We Love Lit! exists to integrate learning into children’s everyday lives by building literacy pathways. Our role is to partner with nonprofits and organizations that work directly with children and families to show how we can make any moment a literacy moment!
Providing families access to culturally relevant and interest books for home libraries.
Creating opportunities for families and communities to attend workshop sessions that are realistic and engaging for working families.
Contribute a steady stream of books, Little Free Libraries, and/or provide Storybook trails in a local park.
Dr. Ashelin R. Currie, founder of We Love Lit!, is a community leader who strives to better the world by increasing child literacy. She consults with school districts to implement systems that enhance literacy instruction, and in doing so leads children in underserved communities to discover lifelong passions for reading and writing.
Dr. Currie’s expertise in this area stems from her B.S. in Elementary Education from Appalachian State University, M.A. in Reading Education from UNC Charlotte, Ph.D. in Reading and Language Arts with a concentration in Emergent Literacy from Oakland University, and from working at the elementary and middle school level for over seventeen years. She has also taught reading and children’s literature courses at Oakland University, SVSU, and Mott Community College, and has led presentations about literacy at local, state, and national levels. Dr. Currie is an active member of Pontiac United Education Coalition, Detroit Kiwanis, National Black Child Development Institute, TMZ Toastmasters, Pontiac READS!, and the Oakland Literacy Council. Dr. Currie was a recipient of the 2021 Esteemed Women of Michigan Award and 2023 Pontiac Regional Chamber Ambassador of the Year!
Above all, Dr. Currie cares about her community and the children in it.
We Love Lit! is a tax-exempt organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code. Donations to We Love Lit! are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law, and no goods or services have been or will be exchanged in consideration of this gift. Our tax ID number is 85-3293055