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River City Readers

Getting Books Into the Hands of Public School Students

The Left Bank Books River City Readers Program seeks to increase literacy and promote a love of reading by sponsoring classrooms in the St. Louis Public Schools. Students in sponsored classrooms receive new books for their personal library every other month, and meet with authors throughout the school year.

Left Bank Books also brings authors to River City Readers classrooms so that students can meet them, In our first year, students had the opportunity to meet Pulitzer Prize winner Jane Smiley, bestselling author Anthony Horowitz, and Broadway star LaChanze. This year we have also hosted author visits with authors such as Rob Scotton, author of Scaredy Cat Splat, and Allen Kurzweil, author of Potato Chip Science. Every student gets the chance to meet at least one author, if not more, who can pass on their love of reading and writing.

Thanks to the generocity of River City Readers sponsors, we have been able to double the number of students we sponsor in the St. Louis Public Schools every year since we began! This summer we hope to raise $20,000 so that we can again double the number of students we bring books to next fall. To help us reach our goal, become a River City Readers sponsor today!

Become a Sponsor!

We need your help to reach our goal of sponsoring as many children in the St. Louis Public School System as possible! Sponsoring a student is tax-deductible and only costs $20 every other month ($100 per school year). We accept sponsorships from both individuals and businesses. To become a sponsor, CLICK HERE, fill out the form and return it to the address below. Or talk to our River City Readers program coordinators, Sarah Holt and Pam Wennerberg, by calling (314) 367-6731.

Mail Your Sponsorship Forms To:

Click here to download a sponsorship form, then send it to:

Left Bank Books Foundation, Attn: River City Readers,

399 N. Euclid Ave.

St. Louis, MO 63108.

Find Out More About the Classrooms:

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we are sponsoring eight classrooms for the 2011 - 2012 school year! At Washington Montessori in the Central West End we sponsor a Kindergarten classroom and First/Second Grade classroom. At Patrick Henry Downtown Academy we sponsor a fourth grade classroom and a fifth grade classroom. And this year we are pleased to add four classrooms at Gateway Middle School! Click on the links below to find out more about each classroom!

Ms. Smith's first and second graders Ms. Hendley's kindergarteners

Ms. Evans' fourth graders Mrs. Dixon's fifth graders

The River City Readers is funded by our newly formed not for profit Left Bank Books Foundation. All donations are tax exempt!