Rochester Reads

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

• National Night Out

• City Halloween Party

• Other Various Local Family Events

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:

• Rochester Police Department

• Rochester Rec Center 2nd Floor (Free Library)

• Rochester School Department Central Office

• Gerry's Food Pantry

Rochester Reads meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month from 2:30-3:30pm in the Rose Room on the 2nd floor of the Rochester Public Library.
Upcoming meetings are: October 1, November 5, and December 3.
Please contact us if you are interested in joining the group!

Contact Information : rochesterreads@sau54.org