With literacy being a crisis in Kern County the Junior League is hosting an event to enhance literacy efforts
- Junior League of Bakersfield is hosting the 6th annual Brews for Books event to enhance literacy efforts.
- Each ticket sold will sponsor a child with one free book a month until they turn five.
- In 2019, only 33% of students in Kern County meet grade-level standards in English Arts
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With literacy being a crisis in Kern County… the Junior League is hosting an event to enhance literacy efforts
The 6th annual Brews for Books is more than a regular October fest where you drink and have fun, says Tiffany Frieson.
She tells me each ticket sold will sponsor a child with one free book a month until they turn five!
“One ticket sponsors a child in Kern County through the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.”
Frieson says that the Junior League of Bakersfield sees the disparity of children in Kern County having a lack of access to books.
She tells me the continued partnership with the Kern Literacy Council is to ensure books will get into the hands of kids.