CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM) – (202) 727-5011; [email protected]
George Williams (DCPL) – (202) 727-1184; [email protected]
(Washington, DC) – Tomorrow, Mayor Muriel Bowser will join Washington Nationals pitcher Drew Storen to encourage every child in DC schools to participate in the DC Public Library’s Summer Reading program. Mayor Bowser and the Washington Nationals Dream Foundation will announce a three-year sponsorship commitment to the DC Public Library’s Summer Reading Program.
DCPL’s summer reading program is designed to help combat summer slide -- the loss of learning that children experience during the summer months. Research shows that students can lose close to two months of what they’ve learned in the previous school year when they do not engage in educational activities during the summer. Reading just 15 to 30 minutes every day is enough to prevent reading loss over the summer.
WHEN:
Tuesday, June 2 at 10:30 am
WHO:
Mayor Muriel Bowser
Richard Reyes-Gavilan, Executive Director, DC Public Library
Drew Storen, Pitcher, Washington Nationals
Judy Lerner, Principal Owner, Washington Nationals
WHERE:
Northwest One Library
155 L Street, NW
*Closest Metro: Mt. Vernon Square/7th St.-Convention Center Metro Station*
Press interested in attending the event are asked to RSVP to [email protected].
Social Media:
Mayor Bowser Twitter: @MayorBowser
Mayor Bowser Facebook: facebook.com/MayorMurielBowser
Mayor Bowser Website: mayor.dc.gov