Vision for Libraries Video from Harvard Stated Description: On November 4, 2010, John Wood discussed Room to Read, the nonprofit he founded with the goal of helping children across the world break the cycle of poverty through the power of education. In 10 years, Room to Read has opened 1,000 schools, provided 10,000 long-term scholarships to girls and opened over 10,000 bi-lingual and multi-lingual libraries, serving over 4 million children.