{"id":3592,"date":"2014-08-13T23:23:01","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T02:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tempesttowers.com\/bnl\/?p=3592"},"modified":"2014-08-13T23:28:10","modified_gmt":"2014-08-14T02:28:10","slug":"read-write-bermuda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tempesttowers.com\/bnl\/2014\/08\/13\/read-write-bermuda\/","title":{"rendered":"The Read Write Bermuda Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ReadWriteBermuda\"\u201cA word doesn\u2019t merely say something, it does something. It brings something into being.
\nIt makes something happen.\u201d<\/i><\/span>\u2013 Frederick Buechner<\/span><\/p>\n

Bermuda National Library is proud to present Read<\/span>\uf0b7<\/span><\/span>Write<\/span>\uf0b7<\/span><\/span>Bermuda — a national campaign to promote reading and writing and to celebrate and support Bermuda\u2019s literary community. <\/span>Read<\/span>\uf0b7<\/span><\/span>Write<\/span>\uf0b7<\/span><\/span>Bermuda <\/span>is a collaborative partnership among the Bermuda National Library (\u201cBNL\u201d), CedarBridge Academy, The Reading Clinic, and the Buechner Society of Bermuda. These highly respected partners will work individually and collaboratively across organisations to improve student reading skills and increase family literacy. Combining technology, tutoring, E-book resources, professional development for teachers and librarians, writing workshops, and special events and programmes, Read<\/span>\uf0b7<\/span><\/span>Write<\/span>\uf0b7<\/span><\/span>Bermuda will give young people enhanced pathways to achievement and lifelong learning while nurturing current and future generations of Bermudian writers.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Read<\/span>\uf0b7<\/span><\/span>Write<\/span>\uf0b7<\/span><\/span>Bermuda Campaign includes three major areas of focus: <\/span>Building Readers<\/i><\/span>, <\/span>Supporting Writers<\/i><\/span>, and <\/span>Expanding Libraries<\/i><\/span>. Specific funded activities include:<\/span><\/p>\n

Expanding Libraries<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n