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Rochester Reads

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Rochester Reads is a grassroots organization, whose dual mission is to ensure that:

  • every child is read to 20 minutes a day
  • every child be reading at or above grade level by the end of grade 3
Rochester Reads operates under four guideline principles

  • Involve broadly

  • Support families

  • Operate lean

  • Stay focused

Rochester Reads participates in the following events to
promote literacy in the community of Rochester:

Lilac Family Fun Festival Halloween on the Common
National Night Out Storybook Christmas

Book Distribution – Rochester Reads provides “gently used” books free to families attending any event.
We also have community sites where books are available for reading or taking including:

Avis Goodwin Community Health Center Division of Children Youth and Families
(DCYF)
Rochester Police Department Rochester School Department
Central Office
Rochester City Welfare Office Homeless Center for Strafford Co.
Gerry's Food Pantry  
Rochester Reads meets monthly, 2nd Friday of each month
Noon - 1 pm, usually at the Rochester Public Library, Rose Room 2nd Floor
Membership open to all interested parties
For more info contact:
Marty Brennan brennan.m@rochesterschools.com 603-332-3678 x107 or
Anne May anne.may@rochesternh.net 603-509-1901