{"id":7227,"date":"2022-03-29T22:08:37","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T03:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/?p=7227"},"modified":"2022-04-04T09:32:50","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T14:32:50","slug":"readers-and-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/2022\/03\/29\/readers-and-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers and Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nine members of our chapter recently helped nearly 550 students at a local elementary school select a brand-new book to take home and keep.\u00a0 For our second book fair of this school year, in a program called \u201cBuild a Child\u2019s Library,\u201d our members worked with the Reading Specialist and other administrators at the school to ensure that we provided an assortment of book titles that would suit the students\u2019 reading levels and interests.\u00a0 We purchased books from Scholastic in sufficient quantities to ensure that every student would have a wide variety of suitable books from which to choose.\u00a0 After selecting their books, the students went to the signing tables where they wrote their names under the words \u201cThis Book Belongs to\u201d and received a specially designed Book Mark.\u00a0 The seriousness they devoted to this effort showed how much they appreciated having a new book that was theirs forever.<\/p>\n

Our members always derive great satisfaction and joy when helping students select the perfect book because we can see the smiles on the students\u2019 faces when they find books on topics they like.\u00a0 This event was even more enjoyable because many students were not wearing masks, so their excitement was evident from their broad smiles. \u00a0The students expressed their gratitude in many ways, including hugs for our volunteers. \u00a0In addition, the school\u2019s administrators provided lunch for our members as a token of their gratitude.<\/p>\n

We can\u2019t say who had the most fun at this event \u2013 the students, the school staff, or our members.\u00a0 Perhaps that\u2019s the best outcome we could imagine.<\/p>\n

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