Grant helps support young readers in Vernon

A local school is getting a boost to help stock its library thanks to a grant program.

The Indigo Love of Reading Foundation is gifting Mission Hill Elementary with $25,000 in funding to purchase new books and resources.

“Watching students read and listen to texts that represent pieces of themselves – their curiosity, heritage, wonders, and passions – is truly seeing them learn and grow,” Kelsey Shore, a teacher at Mission Hill Elementary School, said in a release.

“Access to current, relevant, and intriguing texts in the school library is a game changer for students and teachers.”