Approximately 70 students, parents and children participated in Family Literacy Night at Orange Cove High School. The students, who organized this event, created four different themed-reading circles for the children in attendance by age group—0-4, 5-6, 7-8 and 9-12. Each child received multiple books and the librarian facilitated an early literacy workshop for parents. The goals of this project were to improve reading fluency, comprehension and overall student confidence. Students were empowered by the idea that they organized and carried out an event that had a positive impact on their families and their community. The experience helped students begin to develop a generative theory for reading and of themselves as readers.