Literacy and A Little Library

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Literacy and A Little Library

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Do you remember your favorite childhood book? The book that you asked your parents to read to you night after night? Perhaps you had a few favorites. Literacy and reading habits are important to foster at an early age and it’s something that Karen Shelley at Lutheran South Unity School in Fort Wayne, IN has been advocating.

Karen has been looking for more ways to increase literacy opportunities at LSUS. She was moved by some kindergarten students who when asked to share about their books at home had some moving responses. She listened as one described one book at home which was his, to another who proudly described his two books, and to another who could not think of a book at home. It broke her heart.

Sharing her heart with the principal and the media specialist respectively about what the kindergarten students had stated was encouraging. It was encouraging because we started thinking about what we could do and making a list of what was already being done. Karen was thrilled that a call to Concordia High School resulted in the students there being willing to work on a Little Library case, handmade books, and setting up a book drive over the course of the next few months for the LSUS lobby.

Karen strongly believes that the collaboration of Helping Hands under the direction of Faith Felton at Concordia Lutheran High School will be a great step forward as we provide another opportunity not only for literacy at LSUS but also for service for our high school students.

She is looking forward to seeing family and friends in the LSUS lobby enjoying books while they wait, and perhaps even taking one home.