FRIENDS SUPPORT CHILDRENS LITERACY

2010 was another record-breaking year for Knox County Public Library's Summer Reading Club. With the Friends of the Knox County Public Library's help:
* 9,558 children reached their reading goals, a 12% increase from 2009
* 1,044 teens reached their reading goals, a 36% increase from 2009
* A whopping 16,743 children and their family members attended summer reading programs at the Library.

By sponsoring Summer Reading Club, the Friends of the Knox County Public Library encourage Knox County children to develop a lasting love of reading and motivate them to keep up their hard-earned literacy skills throughout summer break.


THE YEAR AHEAD

Friends of the Knox County Public Library don't skip a beat even as they see one fiscal year come an an end and a new one begin. At the Friends' annual meeting and dinner on July 20, Elnora Williams succeeded Suzanne Freeman as president (a two-year term.) New Officers include Marye Rose as treasurer, Vicki Creed as Board Development chair and Glenn Walter as secretary. New directors are Peggy Bridges, Lillian Mashburn, and Dr. Robert H. Kirk.

New officers (L-R) Marye Rose, Vicki Creed, and Glenn Walter

New directors (L-R) Peggy Bridges, Lillian Mashburn, and Dr. Robert H. Kirk

Board member Vicki Creed led the membership in a discussion of how Friends' communities are being served by the Library.

(L-R) Retiring board member Bonny Naugher, new president Elnora Williams, retiring board member Dave Patterson, past president Suzanne Freeman