Lincoln Community Foundation

THE LINCOLN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WILL PARTNER WITH THE LINCOLN CHILDREN?S MUSEUM, LINCOLN CITY LIBRARIES, MIDWESTERN AFRICAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEBRASKA HISTORY MUSEUM, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA STATE MUSEUM TO OFFER THE LINCOLN READS ALOUD PROGRAM, A COMMUNITY-WIDE READING ALOUD INITIATIVE. THE PROJECT WILL COORDINATE AND EXPAND CURRENT SUCCESSFUL READING EFFORTS SO THAT THEIR PURPOSES ARE ALIGNED AND THEIR IMPACT IS MULTIPLIED. THE FOUNDATION AND ITS PARTNERS WILL SUPPORT AREA MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES AS THEY TAKE A CENTRAL AND HIGHLY VISIBLE ROLE WITH THE READ ALOUD PROGRAM. THE PROJECT WILL PROMOTE READING ALOUD TO LINCOLN?S OVERALL POPULATION AND WILL TARGET A DOWNTOWN ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOOD WITH EXTREME POVERTY FOR INTENSIVE FOCUS. THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO EXTEND THEIR REACH THROUGH READING-ORIENTED COMPLEMENTS TO EXHIBITS AND EVENTS AND WILL HELP BUILD AWARENESS OF THESE INSTITUTIONS AMONG FIRST-TIME USERS AND NEW AUDIENCES.