Jan’s Paperbacks Kicks Off Children’s Literacy Program

 
BEAVERTON, Ore. - Oct. 16, 2015 - PRLog -- Jan’s Paperbacks in Aloha, Oregon wants to get kids reading by announcing the Jan’s Paperbacks Literacy Program.  To celebrate, Jan’s will be hosting a children’s story time as the first official Literacy Program event on Saturday October 24th.  The community is encouraged to bring their little readers to Jan’s for a Curious George puppet story time with prizes and cookies.  All are welcome.

The mission of the Jan’s Paperbacks Literacy Program is to give books today, to make the readers of tomorrow.  To achieve this goal Jan’s will be:

·         - Hosting monthly children’s story time, kicking off with Curious George Day Saturday October 24th, Skippyjon Jones Day Saturday November 21st and a holiday themed story time on Saturday December 19th.  Each story time will begin at 11am.

·         - Offering $35 in free used books to any local public school teacher so that they can keep their classroom libraries stocked with current books.

·         - Collect monetary donations in-store to purchase new children’s books to donate to local public schools.

·        -  Donating any new children’s book purchased by a Jan’s customer to the local public school of their choice.

·         - Offer discounts to high school students who show their school ID when purchasing new books.

        ·         - Participate in local events to raise money for the literacy program including the upcoming Farmington View Elementary School Holiday Bazaar on Saturday November 21st.

“Kids need to read and we want to do everything we can to make sure that happens,” says Jan’s Paperbacks owner Debbie Burke.  “Children are more likely to become readers if they have books they can relate to.  I know some school libraries are still checking out the same books as 20 years ago - we can do better than that.  If we work together as a community, we can get more kids interested in reading and Jan’s is focused on that goal.”

Jan’s Paperbacks is an independently owned bookstore specializing in selling and trading paperback books in-store, as well as selling eBooks through their online store www.JansPaperbacks.com.  The store has been a staple in the Aloha community for over 34 years.

Visit Jan’s Paperbacks at 18095 SW Tualatin Valley Hwy, Aloha, Oregon 97003, call 503-649-3444, or go online at www.JansPaperbacks.com.

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