Plan to join in the fun at our Grown-ups Spelling Bee/Literary-Themed Costume Contest this fall. It’s Wednesday, Oct. 29 from 5-7 p.m. at Tres Litros in downtown Salida. There will be a book sale with 10% of sales going to Elevating Readers Together and a chance to win a Stand-Up Paddle Board. Spellers sign up […]
If you’re looking for a good read, give one of these a try: Skin & Bones by Renee Watson Anita De Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith Deb Bass Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: and other lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty. Inciting Joy: Essays by […]
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Colorado author Laura Krantz will be visiting Longfellow Elementary School, Salida Middle School, and the Crest Academy on November 13 and 14th to help inspire a love of reading!
November 8 from 5-7 at Soulcraft Brewery. Soulcraft Brewing is at 248 W Rainbow Blvd, in Salida just off Highway 50.Today
Thu, February 22, 2024 06:00 PM – 07:30 PM Elevating Readers Together had a great evening with visiting author Shelley Read on February 22. She was humble, funny, and inspiring. Her generosity and gratitude for creating a magical evening with Salida residents did not go unnoticed. Shelley’s internationally bestselling debut novel, Go as a River, was […]
For the summer of 2023, Salida Regional Library hosted one of the book vending machines that serves the Salida School District. The partnership gave participating kids in the summer reading program access to the vending machine; they could earn a token for reaching their reading milestones. Library volunteers and staff and Elevating Readers volunteers moved […]
We’re thrilled to say that, going in to the ’23-’24 school year, we’ve got three book vending machines in place in the Salida School District. These machines are placed in the elementary, middle, and high schools, and are stocked with books for the students’ fall semesters. Each school’s staff has a set of tokens for […]
Join Elevating Readers Together for a night of words. We’re having our first annual spelling bee (for adults) to raise money to purchase books for kids! We need spellers and spectators. There will be some innovative ways to stay in the competition, prizes, and a chance to win the coveted top speller trophy and be […]
On Jan. 10, Elevating Readers Together and Longfellow Elementary School hosted a ribbon cutting for the new book vending machine.
