New Library Official is a Veteran Bookworm
By James D. Watts Jr.
January 20, 2009
Tulsa World
Kyle Alderson has been working to promote literacy and libraries for nearly half his lifetime — all 22 years of it … Alderson was 14 when he came up with the idea for the Read program Reading Encourages All Dreams, a mentoring program that pairs high school students with elementary school students who are struggling with reading or simply want to increase their reading abilities … Alderson’s work in establishing the program brought him a number of national honors, including a grant for $10,000 from actor Paul Newman’s Newman’s Own Foundation to buy books for the library in Muldrow. … more »
