We Will Write the World Billboards

The We Will Write the World Project was a temporary project centered on increasing childhood literacy by encouraging playful learning through public art, billboards and murals. This project encouraged dialogue and interactions between grown-ups and children through large-scale public art pieces in the Literacy-Rich Neighborhoods of Fairhill, Germantown, Logan, and South Philadelphia.

The project integrated with the Reading Promise campaign, the nation’s most comprehensive early literacy campaign, which was designed for and with Philly families to effect Read by 4th goals which is grounded on the understanding that children who read well by 4th grade have a better chance at school and life success.

The billboards and murals are centered around five Reading Promises: Make Reading Together Our Special Time, Talk It Up, Champion Your School Success, Create With You, and Protect Your Right To Read.

The billboards were installed in four neighborhood locations: Lehigh Avenue & Mascher Street in Fairhill; Broad Street & Belfield Avenue in Logan; Germantown Avenue & Washington Lane in Germantown; and 9th Street & Washington Avenue in South Philadelphia;

Location Note: Billboards no longer on view at these locations (temporary project).