Prince Albert school library to benefit from grant
A large contribution will help to encourage students to read at John Diefenbaker Public School, as they have received a $65,000 literacy grant from the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation.
Vice Principal Tammie Horan cited a demand for books as to why the school applied for the grant. She said the application involved a three-point plan for where the funding would go.
These areas were classroom libraries, the main school library and literary programming.
As each classroom has its own set of books, a portion of the grant will go towards filling out these libraries. Teachers and students will go to a local bookstore so students will have the opportunity to pick their own books.