Happy Birthday Students!

For several years, the PEF Grants Committee had been funding the Birthday Books Program at one of our elementary schools.  The idea of the Birthday Books Program was brought to us by teachers Kara Migliozzi and Jill Holden who suggested that on a child’s birthday, they could pick out their own book and keep it forever.

Many children from within our City come from homes where books are not readily available. The objective of the Birthday Books Program is to help children and families see books as valuable treasures and treats that can be enjoyed as presents and shared with the entire family. The Birthday Books Program hopes to foster a love of reading and books, promote family time together and help families to realize the importance of having books in the home to read again and again.

First Book Club Program

This year, the PEF welcomes a new program, the “First Book Club”, which is being funded by the Rotary Club of Peabody in conjunction with a District Grant from Rotary. The First Book Club will take the place of Birthday Books in Grades K-2.

The focus in this area is going to be on Dr. Seuss books which will be given as a gift to each child with a special reading day on Dr. Seuss’ birthday when Rotarians will join forces with our guest readers to celebrate reading.

Special thanks to the Rotary Club of Peabody for funding the First Book Club!