LaGrange Mayor Jim Arrington and the City of LaGrange, in partnership with Get Troup Reading and the Rotary Club of LaGrange, successfully wrapped the LaGrange Mayor’s Reading Club, a free, family-friendly literacy initiative for the community.
Get Troup Reading Executive Director Kim Myers, Rotary Club of LaGrange President Connie Hensler, & LaGrange Mayor Jim Arrington pose with Lafayette Theatre Group’s characters of the Mayor’s Reading Club Books.
The LaGrange Mayor’s Reading Club is a program from Georgia Forward, a nonprofit organization managed by the Georgia Municipal Association. This initiative empowers mayors to lead literacy efforts in their communities and encourages reading among young children through books and events.
The mission of the LaGrange Mayor’s Reading Club is to provide quality books and resources that the whole family can enjoy together while strengthening the literacy skills of children ages two to ten.
“Reading aloud to children is crucial for their development. It fosters language skills, expands vocabulary, boosts literacy, and strengthens the parent-child bond, ultimately leading to a lifelong love of reading. That’s why the LaGrange Mayor’s Reading Club is so important,” said Get Troup Reading Executive Director Kim Myers. “This program promotes literacy through fun, free, family-friendly events. We are proud that we were able to create fun memories with our Mayor, all while celebrating literacy with our children.”
“It’s an honor to be part of these events for our young people. I truly enjoy reading to them and seeing the excitement as they follow along in their own books,” said Mayor Jim Arrington. “All four of the events were well attended, and it was wonderful to see families coming together in the name of literacy. A big thank you to Get Troup Reading and the Rotary Club of LaGrange for helping make this initiative possible.”
Mayor Arrington and friends at the Mayor’s Reading Club in June
Mayor Arrington plans to continue promoting literacy on Georgia Reads Day, Monday, September 22nd. On this day, Mayor Arrington plans to read to the young people of our community at three different locations, including an early learning center, a local elementary school, and the LaGrange Memorial Library. The public is invited to read with the Mayor at the LaGrange Memorial Library at 4:00 p.m.
Get Troup Reading and the City of LaGrange will also host a book drive from September 22nd through October 3rd. Containers to receive books will be at LaGrange City Hall at 200 Ridley Avenue, the LaGrange-Troup Chamber of Commerce at 111 Bull Street, and the LaGrange Memorial Library at 115 Alford Street. The books collected will go to The Book Stop, which provides books to the Jungle Bus, the Little Free Libraries, and throughout the community.
Any business or organization wanting to participate in the Georgia Reads Day Book Drive can do so by contacting Get Troup Reading Executive Director Kim Myers, [email protected].
