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Student nonprofit proposes eight Little Free Libraries to boost reading in Las Vegas
Summary
ReadUp Youth asked the YNAB Grant Review Board for $1,600 to build and staff eight Little Free Libraries targeted to Title I elementary schools in Las Vegas, citing volunteer commitments, a plan to paint and maintain kiosks and a pledge to coordinate with partner schools within city limits.
ReadUp Youth representatives told the YNAB Grant Review Board they are a student-led 501(c)(3) addressing literacy disparities and proposed Little Libraries Big Future: an eight-site Little Free Library program targeting Title I elementary schools in Las Vegas.
Celine Chang and Rohida Vaskaran said the project responds to local reading-level gaps;…
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