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International Literacy Day September 8

“Since 1967, International Literacy Day celebrations have taken place annually around the world to remind the public of the importance of literacy as a matter of dignity and human rights, and to advance the literacy agenda towards a more literate and sustainable society.” ... UNESCO

Literacy Ideas to Consider

  • Give Dictionaries - The hand and mind in a book are magical … words, the tools of the imagination. A dictionary is the tool box, a very private, personal little tool box just for that child receiving your gift. Learn more at https://www.dictionaryproject.org/
  • Create Little Free Libraries - When the editors at Reader's Digest made a list of the "50 Surprising Reasons We Love America" for their July 2013 cover story, they placed Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi at No. 50, Bill Gates at No. 25, and at No. 11, sandwiched between sliced bread and tumbleweeds, was Little Free Library, a homespun-tribute-turned-international. Learn more at https://www.rotary.org/en/do-it-yourself-libraries

Click on each link to be inspired!

Thank you for all we are going to do in literacy this year!

Your District Literacy Chair

brenda.c.erickson@gmail.com

Posted by Brenda Erickson
September 8, 2018

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