TD gives $12K to humanities council

 / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/NORM BETTS
/ BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/NORM BETTS

The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable arm of TD Bank, has awarded a $12,602 grant to the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities to support Rhode Island Center for the Book’s Kids Reading Across Rhode Island.
The summer reading program for students in grades 3 to 6 encourages students across the state to read one specific book and engage in community discussions and programs about it.
Kids Reading Across Rhode Island is a partnership between the R.I. Office of Library and Information Services and the Rhode Island Center for the Book. The partners provide continuity between school-time and summer reading by collaborating with local libraries.
The grant will be used to provide increased access to reading resources and programming to diverse and underserved areas throughout Rhode Island.
Kate Lentz, director of the RI Center for the Book, said the center will make full use of the grant.
“This grant will allow us to reach more communities, strengthening connections, promoting literacy, and supporting a love of reading and learning in children across the state,” she said.
Rhode Island Center for the Book at the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities is a statewide organization devoted to promoting personal and community enrichment by celebrating the art and heritage of reading, writing, making, and sharing books.

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