A Book for Every Child Program at Magna Elementary

A Book For
Every Child



Rock Canyon Writing for Charity, in concert with the Children’s Literature Association of Utah have recently put together a “Book for Every Child” program. They have formed a partnership with Magna Elementary School, Salt Lake County Community Resources and Development and Community Development Corporation of Utah to make available to each child who attends Magna Elementary a book from a local author.

The Children's Literature Association of Utah (CLAU) is a volunteer organization of individuals who have a personal or professional interest in children's literature. The organization's purposes are: to encourage the reading, study, and writing of children's literature; to provide a forum for all points of view and levels of experience in children's books; and to gather and share information about children's literature. They also orchestrate the Beehive Book Awards, Utah’s children’s choice book awards.

Magna Elementary School is actively involved in the promoting of reading for all of its students. On September 23 and September 28 an assembly will be held. Rick Walton and other local authors will come together to give an assembly on the value of reading books and will so some story telling.

Salt Lake County Community Resources and Development and Community Development Corporation of Utah are helping to sponsor this program and effort as part its Idea House Neighborhood and Energy Smart Programs. An open house will be held October 2nd at the Idea House located at 3037 South 9050 West and the Webster School Cottages at 2631 South 8990 West. The purpose of the open houses is to make available ideas on ways to make homes more energy efficient and information on different programs such as foreclosure prevention, emergency home repair program and Energy Smart loans and grant program.

The Rock Canyon Writers are a group of over 70 nationally published Utah authors and illustrators of books for young readers. They began The Writing for Charity project three years ago and it has become an annual event. If you would like more information about the Book for Every Child project and how you put books into the hands of a child, a class, a grade, or a school, visit their website at writingforcharity.com.


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