USO Reading Program

The USO Reading Program is largely driven by virtual, on-demand story time offerings that will help the USO extend its reach and connect military families around the globe through reading. It focuses on:

  • Bringing story time on demand around the globe. Service members are able to read a bed-time story to their children from halfway around the globe. Service members can visit a participating USO location, record themselves reading their child’s favorite story and have that recording and book shipped home.
  • Helping military kids stay connected through reading. Recognizing the challenges military children often face when dealing with separation, The USO Reading Program makes it possible for military kids to add a new book to their own library and share story time with someone they love by recording themselves reading and sending that recording on to the child’s special loved one.
  • Supporting local reading programs in many USO locations around the world. Local reading programs are designed to serve the unique needs of each military community. For some locations, the USO Reading Program gives military spouses dealing with a loved one’s deployment a chance to spend some time with other families in similar situations. Other program events encourage kids to use their creativity and complete a craft that complements a story’s theme.

For more information, or to schedule a recording session, please contact us.

Upcoming Events

  1. Day of the Deployed 

    Smith Barracks Bldg 8106 Baumholder, 55774 Germany

    USO Baumholder wants to ensure families stay connected during deployments, or any kind of extended separation! With this in mind, we’ll be honoring the “Day of the Deployed” this year by hosting a Reading Program event. Service members who are curre…

    Oct 27th, 2025 11:00 AM CET (1100A)

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