"The fire of literacy is created by the emotional sparks between a child, a book, and the person reading."

Mem Fox
Reading Magic

The Crete Public Library was the recipient of a $250 mini-grant from Read Aloud Nebraska. The library brought in about 20 students from the school based child care program and partnered them up with a resident from Garden Square, an assisted living facility in Crete. The students read books to the residents. Library staff took polaroid snap shots of the reading partners and then they created paper flower frames to put the photos in. Each student as well as the resident made a frame. Students also potted flowers to give to their new friend as a thank you for listening to them read. Students received a copy of the book they read to take home.