COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — Wednesday, we saw how donations to our "If You Give A Child A Book" campaign are helping children in our local schools.
The students at Rogers Elementary School in Colorado Springs got to pick out books to take home for free. Your donations help purchase new books to help children in underserved schools build their own home libraries.
The staff says students love the variety of books they can get.
"The older kids are loving... the Manga books and... Wings of Fire, the graphic novels," said Deborah Heath, a librarian at Rogers Elementary School. "...They're also loving, the younger kids especially,... the ones about the YouTubers."
Heath says it is so important for families to intentionally set time to read for 20 minutes a night with all devices off. She suggests reading out loud with children or just sitting with them as they read.
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