The Reading Room is a 2005 made-for-tv movie that originally premiered on Hallmark Channel. It is directed by Georg Stanford Brown.

Plot

William Campbell (James Earl Jones) is a wealthy businessman who has just lost his wife. He decides to make good on a promise he made her by opening a free reading room in an inner-city neighborhood where he grew up. Despite his good intentions, problems in the neighborhood threaten his establishment, especially from local gang members and a preacher (Georg Stanford Brown) who questions Campbell's motives.

Cast

• James Earl Jones as William Campbell
• Georg Stanford Brown as Rahim
• Joanna Cassidy as Diana Weston
• Keith Robinson as Darrel
• Douglas Spain as Javier
• Monique Coleman as Leesha
• Jessica Szohr as Dayva
• Gabby Soleil as Majoli
• Austin Marques as Edgar
• Tim Reid as Douglas