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Schenectady Reads
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This reading initiative is brought to you by the Schenectady City School District and community partners.
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About Us

The #schenectadyreads initiative is designed to promote, provide access, and celebrate reading! We work to provide SCSD students with access to diverse, trending, and brand new reading material throughout the year and during the summer months.

​The Bookmobile is one way that we promote and celebrate reading.  It usually stops at a variety of community events, parks, and meal sites.  At our stops we construct a mini-library and the Bookmobile opens for business. This year will look a little different due to COVID-19 and NYS social distancing rules, but we will continue to provide access to our collection digitally while we work on solutions for print materials. 


With this summer reading initiative, students will be engaged throughout the summer with reading "pop-up book clubs" within the community and digitally.  In addition, this initiative will expose students to culturally relevant and high interest titles using specific selection criteria that will be quick to engage any reader. 

Goals:

  • ​Destigmatize “reading” by celebrating literacy
  • Improve access to diverse library materials and activities during the summer months 
  • Foster a love of reading through SCSD employee presence in the community 
  • Build partnerships with community organizations

Follett Challenge Semi-Finalist! $15,000!

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Awards

• 2020 $15,000 2020 Follett Challenge Winner
• 2020 $2,000 AASL Inspire Special Event Grant Winner 

Past Events

• 2016 All American Boys Book Club/Author Visit
• 2017 Kwame Alexander District wide Book Club/Author Event
• 2018 The Hate U Give Movie/Book Club Event
•2019 Author Nic Stone Author Event/Dear Martin Book Club

Highlights

  • Books & Ballin'​
  • End of Summer Block Party 
  • 2018 Summer Reading Pledges
  • 2018 End of Summer Book Mobile Block Party​











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