Shop for your books through the JLR Bookshop Affiliate page! Your purchase will support independent bookstores and 10% of your sale will be donated to The Junior League of Raleigh! Our JLR Bookshop includes several categories of book recommendations, including a list of JLR Book Club books, recommended DE&I reads, books on leadership and professional… Read More

In recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month and in support of our community partner SAFEchild, we have planted a pinwheel garden in front of the Junior League of Raleigh building, the Julia Jones Daniels Center for Community Leadership. Prevent Child Abuse America introduced the Pinwheels for Prevention Campaign in 2008. According to their website, the pinwheels “represent… Read More

The news of the horrific murders in Atlanta, including six Asian and Asian American women, is devastating. The JLR condemns these attacks and the racism and misogyny that spurred them. Since the start of the pandemic, the increase in violence and harassment against Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) individuals has been staggering. Beyond such… Read More

The National African American Read-In is the nation’s first and oldest event dedicated to diversity in literature. It was established in 1990 by the Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) to make literacy a significant part of Black History Month. This initiative has reached more than 6 million participants around… Read More