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Conyers-Rockdale library leaders highlight statewide reading gains, expand services and passport program
Summary
Library leaders told the Rockdale County Board of Commissioners that the system topped state peers on a children's reading metric, rolled out circulating Verizon hotspots and expanded passport-by-appointment services, and announced new early‑learning tools and park-side story walks.
The Conyers-Rockdale library leadership told the Rockdale County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 10 that the system has improved youth reading outcomes and is expanding services to close access gaps.
At the meeting the library director described a year-long strategy to better align collections and programming to the community. The presentation credited educators and a no-fines children's policy for increased engagement and asserted the system's reading score is about 14% higher than the next-largest system in Georgia.…
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