Get a Book with Your Shots

In San Diego, a partnership between national literacy groups and local health centers will allow children receiving booster shots to get a book.  That is certainly a way to promote literacy, through health and pain.  Oh, your arm hurts?  Here's some Curious George.  You will not ever get measles, mumps or ruebella?  How bout some of the doctor, Dr. Suess!

This joke fell apart.  Hell, it was never together to begin with.  This is a worthy cause.

Check out the article here.

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English Government Pulls Funding, Hope

Not today, little Alfie

Showing that good ole American spirit, the English government pulled all funding for three book programs, Bookstart, Booktime and Booked Up.  The programs enabled young children access to reading materials by gifting books from as early as newborns.  This type of good old ignoring the children is just what can bring this world together, as libraries and schools are facing tremendous budget cuts.  It is about time the truly non-profit, just-doing-it-to-make-the-world-a-better-place organizations get their lumps in, too.  Go on, big government, teach those kids that reading does not matter.  Maybe they will figure it out by themselves.

Guardian article here 

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