The result of an International Reading Association committee organized to identify successful community programs that stimulate an interest in reading, this paper identifies and describes 10 selected program areas that might be used as models for other communities. Following a brief description of the project and the submission criteria, the 10 program areas are listed as follows: (1) reading olympics, (2) parent brochures, (3) media uses, (4) parents as partners, (5) information from books, (6) reading and writing, (7) reacting to books, (8) adult models, (9) reading displays, and (10) book talks. Each description includes a contact person, the name of the comunity program, and materials. The paper also includes the program name and contact person of 110 additional projects judged to be effective in stimulating focus on reading and a love of literacy. (HTH)