“When I said we were standing there watching the numbers, it was like the world clock,” said Darlene Gray, the interim executive director and director of programs at Better Basics. “They were just: ‘Tick, tick, tick, tick.”
Since the team at Better Basics, which is dedicated to advancing children’s literacy, began working with the Imagination Library, they have given out 289,591 books to 28,274 children in Jefferson and Walker counties.
Shelves hold books organized by topics and categories in the lobby of Better Basics in Birmingham, Ala. on Jan. 26, 2023. Caves began creating partnerships throughout the community, including at hospitals churches and home daycares.Since Caves took the position, the average number of new registrations each month has jumped to 400 to 500. Currently, the program serves 6,049 children between both counties. Since 2014, 22,225 have graduated the program.
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