Rotaract Club Of Birmingham Raises Funds To Update Classroom Libraries

By Katie Bolton

The Rotaract Club of Birmingham is holding a “Jingle Book Drive” through Dec. 31 to raise funds to acquire new, reading-level-appropriate books to freshen up Ready2Read libraries in second-grade classrooms across the Birmingham City School System.

Donation options range from one book to a whole classroom library:

Simply visit ?birminghamrotaract.com/jinglebookdrive?? and select the best option to give.Ready2Read is the Rotaract Club of Birmingham’s international award-winning signature service program that inspires students to read for pleasure by providing a library of high-interest books for classroom use. In addition to the classroom libraries, the club partners with Better Basics for volunteers who visit and read to the students twice a month. The goal is to increase the reading level of elementary-age students. Research has shown that the second-grade year is critical to the long-term reading success of students.

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