Dickens Reads

Wishing a happy birthday to the one person who has never missed a session of Dickens Reads -- program coordinator Rhonda Crowder! Miss Rhonda, we appreciate your leadership so much, and all you did for our kids! 🎂
❤Enjoy yourself today and do something special just for you!!

When you have spent your Tuesdays and Thursdays together for the past 8 months, it's kind of hard to say goodbye. During our last Dickens Reads session, there were special gifts shared with our students (books, of course!), private conversations between tutors and tutees, and a heartfelt wish from all us adults that we helped unlock the joy of reading for these kids! 🤞❤ 📚

We helped each child fill out the paperwork for their first library card during last week's Dickens Reads field trip to the Cleveland Public Library , and got them hyped up to join the summer reading club. Second grader Benjamin was totally prepared --he already had his card in his pocket when we walked over! His library card is one of his most prized possessions.

Thursday was our final day of tutoring. So the volunteers took the students on a stroll to the Cleveland Public Library . There they got to meet library manager Marina Marquez and her staff, who had a storytime & crafts prepared. It was fun! Stay tuned for more photos, there were so many special moments.