Comments on: Guest Column: In defense of story time http://rockrivertimes.com/2009/10/14/guest-column-in-defense-of-story-time/ The Rock River Times - THE VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1993 Thu, 16 May 2013 22:09:49 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: RedRover http://rockrivertimes.com/2009/10/14/guest-column-in-defense-of-story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-312 RedRover Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:44:12 +0000 http://rockrivertimes.com/?p=20714#comment-312 More than 50 years ago, I attended story time at the old Rockford Public Library (what a wonderful old building that was) and still remember it well as a important part of my learning to love to read. Eliminating this program would be a disgrace. Why can't community volunteers come forward to carry it on without cost to the Library? It could do some of our older citizens a world of good to contact our youngest and could be of great benefit to them all. More than 50 years ago, I attended story time at the old Rockford Public Library (what a wonderful old building that was) and still remember it well as a important part of my learning to love to read.

Eliminating this program would be a disgrace.

Why can’t community volunteers come forward to carry it on without cost to the Library? It could do some of our older citizens a world of good to contact our youngest and could be of great benefit to them all.

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