For the third year in a row, The Shelby Foundation and Marvin Memorial Library are collaborating to help local students embrace a love of reading.

Third graders from Auburn Elementary, Dowds Elementary, Sacred Heart of Jesus, and Most Pure Heart of Mary again will have an opportunity to take a tour of the library, enjoy story time with a snack, and leave with a book purchased by The Shelby Foundation. Students will be assigned the book as part of their summer reading and it will be incorporated into their fourth grade reading lesson in the fall.

The program was implemented to encourage the importance of reading. Marvin Memorial Library Director Kathy Webb stated, “We want children to feel comfortable coming to the library. This is a great time to introduce students to the library because we have many summer programs that encourage kids to keep reading.”

Field trips to the local library are slated for two week of May. For more information about this collaboration or the library’s summer reading programs contact Marvin Memorial Library or The Shelby Foundation.