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The event was an opportunity for family and friends to come
out and enjoy an evening of reading, games and activities.
Each youngster was given a chance to practice his reading
skills and learn how to make reading fun, enjoyable and
memorable.
Adults were able to share in the reading experience by
getting tips on how they could help their children develop
the skills and learn different comprehension strategies.
Information was shared with the youngsters and adults in the
fields of math, reading and how to get information online.
Topics for discussion included “Helpful tips on how your
child can ace his next spelling test;” “Top ways to get your
child to read” and “Ways to improve reading skills.”
The “Boys Booked on Barbershops” is a partnership activity
among Top Ladies, Blendz Barbershop, Ruth Court #6 Heroines
of Jericho and Friends of the Toledo-Lucas County Library.
Blendz Barbershop owner Kyle McGee, Pamela Hopkins of Ruth
Court #6 Heroines of Jericho and Mary Dawson, president of
Top Ladies, all share the knowledge of the importance of
reading and have worked for many years to promote literacy
among youth and adults.
Community partnerships are one of five national program
thrusts of Top Ladies. The local committee is led by
Chairmen Barbara Tucker and Denise Black Poon. The committee
members are Dawson, Clara Petty, Charlesena Smith, Angeline
Murry, Edith Gholston, Muriel Williams, Equilla Roach and
Denise Cardwell. |
