2024
Greene County Schools restock the Magic Book Bus for summer
June 21, 2024
Families in the communities surrounding Greene County Schools in Greeneville, Tennessee have more books to choose from on the Magic Book Bus, a bus designed to bring the experience of a library to all families. The bus stops at apartment complexes, mobile home parks, community centers and other gathering places to encourage reading and literacy during the summer months.
“The more books available, the more stops the two buses can make during the summer months and the more children who can be served with a wider selection of reading material,” said Misty Mercer, Greene County Schools Literacy Specialist. “This program improves access because it serves all children. While the books are borrowed, no child is fined or denied another book if they do not return one they borrow.”
A $2,500 grant from the Horace Mann Educators Foundation to Greene Leaf, the foundation supporting Greene County Schools, supported the purchase of more than 900 books. Horace Mann agent Troy Watkins nominated the school for the Horace Mann Educators Foundation’s EmpowerED grant program which awarded $2,500 grants to 10 nonprofit, education-related organizations countrywide.
Pictured below: Greene County students on the Magic Book Bus listening as Horace Mann agent Troy Watkins reads them a book and exploring what books are available.
Families in the communities surrounding Greene County Schools in Greeneville, Tennessee have more books to choose from on the Magic Book Bus, a bus designed to bring the experience of a library to all families. The bus stops at apartment complexes, mobile home parks, community centers and other gathering places to encourage reading and literacy during the summer months.
“The more books available, the more stops the two buses can make during the summer months and the more children who can be served with a wider selection of reading material,” said Misty Mercer, Greene County Schools Literacy Specialist. “This program improves access because it serves all children. While the books are borrowed, no child is fined or denied another book if they do not return one they borrow.”
A $2,500 grant from the Horace Mann Educators Foundation to Greene Leaf, the foundation supporting Greene County Schools, supported the purchase of more than 900 books. Horace Mann agent Troy Watkins nominated the school for the Horace Mann Educators Foundation’s EmpowerED grant program which awarded $2,500 grants to 10 nonprofit, education-related organizations countrywide.
Pictured below: Greene County students on the Magic Book Bus listening as Horace Mann agent Troy Watkins reads them a book and exploring what books are available.