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:
Downtown Flag Display
City Halloween Party
National
Night Out
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:
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
Portable Pantry
Rochester
Reads meets the 2nd Friday of March, May, July, September and December
Noon - 1 pm, usually at the Rochester Public Library, Rose Room 2nd Floor
Membership open to all interested parties
