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Kwanis make reading come alive

Lots of kids look forward to every second Saturday at George Town Primary School – that’s the day the Kiwanis Book Mobile hits town.

The Book Mobile is really much more than just a library on wheels – It’s also a chance to read a book with an adult, and so explore wonderful worlds of imagination and wonder – enough to give a young child a thirst for reading for life. There are also books to borrow, as with a regular library, and group reading sessions too to really make books come alive.

The Book Mobile is part of a worldwide project involving Kiwanis clubs around the globe. After a year of fundraising the Kiwanis Club of Grand Cayman purchased a trailer in 2009, which they managed to transform into a mobile library.

The project is always looking for new books and the clubs maintain the expenses required to operate the trailer and the vehicle that pulls
the trailer.

The club has invested over $17,000 into the Mobile Library and the average annual cost is approximately $3,000.

The Kiwanis Club of Grand Cayman actively promotes the well being of young children and also supports the four Key Clubs in the High Schools. In addition to the Book Mobile programme, they are involved in organising other activities such as a golf tournament,  Bike-A-Thon, the “Buy A Kid Breakfast” programme, “Santas Landing,” a Dog Walk, and a Key Leader Weekend

If you have any questions you can contact Mobile reading programme at 916-6331.

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