Statement in support of the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library’s mission to improve lives and build a stronger community is made more possible by support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). For example, in 2012, we received $244,452 for a two-year project called “Read to Me, Charlotte” that focused on improving school readiness of young children living in the Reid Park Reid Park Academy school zone. By 2014, 359 children from birth to age five had participated in this program. As a result of the program, 100% of parents reported that their child showed a greater interest in reading together at