The Stewart Family Foundation has a long history of supporting children’s education in Longmont. This year the foundation will donate 100,000 books that will benefit over 1,000 four-year-olds in the area.
The Longmont Growing Readers program is a partnership between the foundation and the Longmont Public Library. It donates four books a week to local four-year-olds who sign up for the program. The books are delivered to the children’s homes for 25 weeks at no cost to the families.
Children are able to choose if they want books in English, Spanish or a combination of the two, according to a news release.
"The Stewart Family loved children and wanted them to all have the same opportunities as they grew up,” Foundation president Jim Newcomb said. “The Stewart Family Foundation wishes to continue the Longmont Growing Readers program in honor of Bill and Lila Stewart.”
Families can register for the program if they have a four-year-old child who lives in the zip codes 80504, 80503 or 80501. Families can register online or stop by the Children and Teen area of the Longmont Library at 409 Fourth Ave.
“The Children’s Department at Longmont Library is thrilled to be able to facilitate this free book program for our community. We simply wouldn’t be able to offer this enriching service without the Stewart Family Foundation’s generous financial support. We so appreciate them and so does the community,” said Claire Studholme, head of Children and Teen Services at the library.
