Got Literacy receives grant through Children's Auction

Got Literacy Laconia received a $5,000 grant from the Greater Lakes Region Children’s Auction which will be used to purchase and distribute quality literacy materials to Laconia’s young readers who also participate in the Got Lunch program during the summer. This grant will help further Got Literacy’s mission to provide literacy materials to children in Laconia with the purpose of maintaining and improving children’s reading and writing skills during the summer months.

Committee member Sarah Davis said, “Got Literacy Laconia has grown over the past ten years to the level where we are now providing books, magazines, journals, and activities to over 500 children on a weekly basis. Research shows that children who don’t read over summer vacation tend to lose literacy skills, while children who do read improve their reading abilities. Books provided to the children of Laconia are intended to offset the so-called summer slide or decline of literacy knowledge and skills among children who may not otherwise read during their vacation.”