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Bratt Elementary Students Open Little Free Library In Travis Nelson Park
February 15, 2018
A Little Free Library was dedicated Wednesday at the Travis Nelson Park on West Highway 4 in Bratt, thanks to the hard work of students from Bratt Elementary School.
The Little Free Library concept is simple — anyone from the community may borrow a book or keep a book or add a book to the library. Anyone taking a book or two from library does not need to return that exact book, and there are no due dates. The library is currently supplied with mostly children’s books, but donations of more books for adults would be greatly appreciated. The library is open park hours — sunrise to sunset daily.
Bratt students collected over 500 blocks for the new Little Free Library in Bratt and an a second Little Free Library in Century that will that opens Thursday.
Bratt Elementary worked on the community service project for over a year after educators took note of students entering school with lower than expected skills.
“Often students do not have a large bank of words to speak and they have a limited understanding of words that are spoken to them. Bratt Elementary decided if the homes had more books, the students would increase their word bank for both speaking and understanding. When asked, many students stated they have no books at home to read. The idea to collect books and have a free community little library was born,” said Sheila Bryan, guidance counselor at Bratt.
During ‘Red Ribbon Week’ students were encouraged to focus on doing something good instead of only focusing on not doing drugs. The community little library project was introduced and students began donating books. It was amazing to see the students willingly giving away their books to benefit their community,” she added.
Looks for an upcoming story on NorthEscambia.com with details about the new Little Free Library in Century.
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5 Responses to “Bratt Elementary Students Open Little Free Library In Travis Nelson Park”
A good effort, with a positive effect.
Congratulations!! This is great for so many.
These libraries are so cute!
This was a wonderful project that all students enjoyed. Bratt Elementary has 514 students who have the potential to make great changes in their community. Encourage your child, church groups and family to find a project, no matter how small, and put it into action. (It can be as simple as donating a book.) Developing a love for reading very early in life can have a life long impact. Please get a book and spend time with your children reading and communicating and having fun. A special thank you to parents for bringing the students to the dedication, Bondurant Lumber and Hardware for constructing the libraries, Escambia Parks and Recreation for allowing the library and installing it and North Escambia for covering the story and having great enthusiasm for reading. Bratt Elementary students and faculty enjoyed filling the libraries with books!
Love this!! I really hope that people respect and take care of these!! Great job Bratt!!