The Rotary Club of Kittery After Hours
KITTERY READS
 

 
As part of a comprehensive Kittery Reads project funded through a grant from the Rotary Foundation, the Kittery Rotary After Hours Club worked with staff from Horace Mitchell School in Kittery to present a Book Exchange for students.
 
During May, parents and families donated new and gently used books to the school. Working with school staff, the books were sorted by reading level and set up for the book exchange. Rotarians placed a “Gift from Rotary” sticker inside the books. On June 9th, students visited the Book Exchange to “shop” for books to kick off their summer reading. Almost all of Mitchell School’s 400+ students participated. Books were provided free of charge and every student took home at least three books of their very own. Members of the Kittery Rotary After Hours Club were on hand during the book exchange to help students make their selections and to hand out book marks emblazoned with the Kittery Reads logo and the Rotary 4-Way Test on the back.
 
 
Response from students and school staff was overwhelmingly positive and the club hopes to present the program again next spring.