Lexy Smith speaks with Amy Collinsworth, Communications Specialist for Make Way for Books in Tucson serving Pima and Maricopa Counties. Collinsworth shares how Make Way for Books began twenty-five years ago. Collinsworth discusses the importance of early educational reading for all children. Collinsworth details the different services provided for parents and the youth free of charge. Collinsworth shares how teachers are also assisted for free. Collinsworth describes how the various programs impact over thirty thousand children, parents, and educators every year. (www.makewayforbooks.org )
Original airdate: 6/18/2023
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Lexy joined EMF in 2022 and covers Arizona, Colorado, Utah, S Nevada, part of Central California and major markets Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Denver and Phoenix.
