About Us
The LiTEArary Society, Inc. is the world's largest entirely youth-led, 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization with the mission of ending book deserts for disadvantaged children. Since its inception, The LiTEArary Society has donated over $1,000,000 worth of of new, best-selling picture books to over 91,000 disadvantaged preschool children in all 50 states. A growing network of book clubs for young literary communities around the world, The LiTEArary Society has over 15,000 members worldwide across 12 countries in 4 continents.
Our Story
The name "LiTEArary" is a humorous play on words coined by our founder, Rania Zuri, who loves to drink tea and discuss literature with her bibliophile friends. When Rania was in middle school, she volunteered at an international nonprofit organization where she helped build a small library for young girls, most of whom had never owned a book. After this experience, Rania founded The LiTEArary Society to combine her love of books with her mission to help end book deserts for underprivileged young children everywhere.
The LiTEArary Society is driven by its leaders and members in its growing network of book clubs, nationally and internationally, to serve the literacy needs of underprivileged young children. Since its inception, The LiTEArary Society has grown into a family of social book clubs that collectively have donated thousands of new, high quality, picture books to children in need and participated in countless community read aloud events. Through the concerted efforts of an international network of clubs with like-minded, young book lovers, The LiTEArary Society pursues its mission with the hope of Inspiring Future Bibliophiles, One Book at a Time.
LiTEArary Society members generally meet twice a month and spend half of the meetings delving into and discussing an array of fascinating classic literature, as well as books about history, art, culture, and politics, over tea, of course! The second half of the meetings are spent on the club’s charitable early childhood literacy initiatives. The unique structure of The LiTEArary Society meetings provides members with an exciting way to participate in a fun book club, while engaging in meaningful community outreach.
If you are a student between the ages of 13-21 and are interested in starting a LiTEArary Society club, please contact us for a new club kit, which will have everything you need to get started. Children 12 and under may join The Lemonade Society, which is the 12 and under division of The LiTEArary Society.