Glenville State University Hosts the 2026 West Virginia Reading Association’s District V Literacy Fair.
GLENVILLE, WV – On Saturday, November 7th, Glenville State University Hosted the 2026 Literacy Fair with participants from Barbour, Braxton, Cabell, Gilmer, Kanawha, Lewis/Gilmer, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Randolph, Taylor, Webster and Wyoming county schools. This year, it was a record number of entries with over 250 projects from students in Kindergarten through 12th grade.
“Glenville State University is proud to host the event as we look forward to it every year, and this year's Literacy Fair was no exception” Dr. Shelly Haynes, Past President of the West Virginia Reading Association and Associate Professor of Education at GSU stated.
GSU has hosted the Literacy Fair for a number of years now, with GSU students and faculty getting the opportunity to judge projects, serve as "runners" to take children to their projects, and the Early Education Student Group continues to provide an activity table for the children while they are waiting for their projects to be judged. Education faculty were present to help where needed and to be ambassadors for GSU.
When asked about the importance of the Literacy Fair, Dr. Haynes said “We look forward to this event every year. The WVRA Literacy Fair highlighted an incredible number of high-quality projects that demonstrated students' engagement with literature and learning. Events like this reinforce the importance of reading as a cornerstone of education, fostering critical thinking, creativity, and a lifelong love of learning.”
The best in show winners from Saturday’s event are invited to showcase their projects at the 70th Annual WVRA Reading Conference at Oglebay Resort in Wheeling, WV on November 19-20.
Glenville State University and the GSU Department of Education would like to congratulate all participates.
