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Astoria SD 1 recognizes Books for Birth partnership with Columbia Memorial Hospital
Summary
The Astoria SD 1 board honored a collaboration between Columbia Memorial Hospital and the Northwest Regional ESD to launch Books for Birth, a bilingual starter-book program funded in part by the state comprehensive literacy grant that provides newborns and parents with reading materials and supports early literacy.
The Astoria SD 1 Board of Directors on April 8 recognized a new Books for Birth partnership that will supply bilingual starter-book kits to families at birth.
Board member Grace Layman presented the recognition, thanking Columbia Memorial Hospital and the Northwest Regional Education Service District for working with the district to provide five-book kits and parent resources before families leave the hospital. Grace…
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