Many in Louisiana know that the Lieutenant Governor oversees tourism, but his office also oversees all cultural aspects of the Bayou State, including the arts, festivals, cuisine, and for our purposes here, our state libraries. Not surprisingly, Lt. Governor Nungesser supports the goals of ReadingWithKids.org, and he generously offered this letter of support. The .pdf is also attached, below. …
Pediatrician and community volunteer Dr. Brent Prather has added a Little Library to his clinic waiting room. ReadingWithKids.org has been reaching out to local physicians, urging them to encourage parents to read with their children. But Dr. Prather was already encouraging his pediatric patients to read. Dr. Prather’s enthusiasm for reading and language is infectious. He is a long-time advocate …
ReadingWithKids.org, a project of The Acadiana Educational Endowment, today opened the Book-Book Bookstore at the ReStore in Carencro, with the help of a grant from the Acadiana Pediatrics Society. ReStore is the retail effort of the Lafayette Habitat for Humanity. Book-Book is the first second-hand bookstore, or Bouquiniste, created by the AEE, and it focuses on books for children, from …
Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz and the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office promote reading by adding signage to vehicles
