The Glendale-Kirkwood Kiwanis Club presented each of the kindergarten students in the Kirkwood School District (KSD) with an early reader book as part of the service club’s Early Reader Program.

The program was initiated in spring 2006 when the Glendale-Kirkwood Kiwanis Club gifted books to each of KSD’s 275 kindergarteners. This year, the club members gifted books to each of KSD’s 426 kindergarteners. Over the years, the Kiwanis Early Reader Program has become an annual “graduation” gift for KSD kindergartners and celebrates the young students’ love of reading.

The Kirkwood teachers selected the books from a list of age-appropriate books prepared by Kiwanis Club member Lynn Bosso from the Kirkwood Public Library. Glendale-Kirkwood Kiwanis Club Lynn Bosso delivered the books to North Glendale Elementary on May 7. Kindergarten students at Tillman, Keysor, Robinson and Westchester will receive their books over the next week.

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Photo caption: Kindergarten at North Glendale Elementary proudly show their new book they received from the Glendale-Kirkwood Kiwanis Club. Pictured back row Kiwanis Club members: Jen Lawler and Lynn Bosso. First two rows: Students in Mrs. Scharf’s kindergarten class at North Glendale Elementary School.