GREENWOOD, Ind – All four elementary schools within the Greenwood Community School Corporation have received a donation of book vending machines from local companies Williams Comfort Air and Mr. Plumber.

The donation also includes enough books to provide one free book to every elementary student in the district for the upcoming school year.

The companies are covering the full cost of the vending machines for Isom Elementary, Northeast Elementary, Southwest Elementary, and Westwood Elementary. Leaders say the initiative aims to boost early literacy and encourage a love of reading by giving children the unique experience of selecting a book to take home.

A 2022 study published in Reading Psychology found that elementary students in grades 3 to 5 who had greater access to books at home rea

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