What Others are Saying
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What Students are Saying About Open Books Open Minds:
"I learned to enjoy my life and reading" - 4th grader, Martha Washington School
"This is my favorite thing about coming to school" - 4th grader, Martha Washington School
"We should get more books for other children to read and enjoy" - 6th grader, Lewis Cassidy School
"Maybe we can have a library club" - 6th grader, Lewis Cassidy School
"Library is fun and it's good to be here" - 6th grader, Lewis Cassidy School
"Tell all the new kids how special the books are" - 5th grader, Lewis Cassidy School
"The library had books that I had never seen before" - 5th grader, Lewis Cassidy School
"It's the best library" - 6th grader, Lewis Cassidy School
What Teachers are Saying About Open Books Open Minds:
"[The volunteers'] commitment to the students and the library has been wonderful! I am so happy that our students have access and exposure to a library!" - 2nd grade teacher
"Students are able to find books that are pleasurable, fun to read, and free. Many students do not have access to a book, so it is nice to have books available" -4th grade teacher
"Kids look forward to getting books out of the library. Even though I started my own class library, the kids enjoy getting books from the school library" - 5th grade teacher
"Its great that the students are able to pick out and take home books - they really enjoyed doing this" - 3rd grade teacher
"Students love to come to the library" - 6th grade teacher
What the Numbers Say:
- 100% of teachers surveyed said that Open Books Open Minds assisted in improving their students' literacy skills
- 98.6% of students said that they enjoyed coming to the library
- 93% of students said that they would like to come to the library every week
- 91.2% of students said that they found at least one wonderful book
- 35% of students reported that the only library they go to is their school library opened through Open Books Open Minds