ArticleAuthors: Neil Grimes (2021)
The goal of the Real Men Read initiative was to provide Pre-K-
6 students, especially boys, the opportunity to meet male
mentors from the William Paterson University community who
have a love of reading and learning. Mentors read grade
appropriate books to Pre-K-6 classes in northern New Jersey
school districts. The initiative was organized by the David and
Lorraine Cheng Library and partnered with the university’s
College of Education to identify and place mentors at nearby
schools. The successful initiative brought mentors to different
schools and elicited a positive response from all the elementary
classes involved. 
