Our History

Our History

A lot has changed since Linda Weigl first started publishing educational materials more than 30 years ago. From her beginnings in textbook publishing to her development of curriculum-based library resources, Linda has remained committed to creating high-quality content that teachers and students alike can count on. Today, Lightbox Learning is the culmination of these efforts and has evolved into one of North America’s premier educational technology companies.

 
2024

Our AV2 Nonfiction subscriptions win the Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence: Back to School 2024 award in the Primary Education category.

2024

Lightbox expands its publishing program to include 20 languages. Digital subscriptions are sold in more than 65 countries.

2024

Lightbox creates a new product line called paired reading. This curated collection pairs one fiction title with one nonfiction title in the same hardcover book.

2023

The Lightbox subscription is a finalist at the 2023 CODiE Awards in the Best Emerging Instructional Technology Solution category.

 
2022

We learned that our K–12 Lightbox Learning subscription received the Best of 2022 Primary Education award at the Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence.

2021

WPI and SMI join together to create a new company called Lightbox Learning.

 
2020

Lightbox receives the Platinum distinction at the 2021 Modern Library Awards.

2020

To help educators cope with the demands of teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic, Lightbox introduces its digital subscriptions program, offering temporary unlimited access to schools at no cost.

2019

WPI redesigns its AV2 platform, complete with a new logo and new website.

2017

AV2 releases its World Languages program, which is intended to help early readers with other languages, and support diversity and multiculturalism.

2016

Lightbox wins the Tech and Learning ISTE Best of Show Award and is a SIIA CODiE Award finalist.

 
2016

AV2 debuts its EyeDiscover imprint, a fusion of text, audio, and video designed to help reluctant K-2 readers.

 
2015

Smartbook Media Inc. (SMI) is added to the WPI group of companies. Lightbox, SMI’s digital learning solution for the classroom, launches across North America.

2013

AV2 enriches its portfolio with the addition of its Spanish and Fiction imprints.

 

Check out our Lightbox Learning Classroom and Library Solutions, curated by grade level.