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Sarasota News Leader July 4, 2013 Page 22 MAKING USE OF LITERACY "We've got Goodnight Moon, Is Your Mama a Llama, Runaway Bunny, Alphabet Rescue," Being able to see the page does not do an inhe said. "All of this ties together — the glassmate much good if there are no pages to read. es, the library, the Read to Me." Norris also is working with Goodwill Industries and the Sarasota County Library System Sarasota County Jail personnel do not screen to stock the jail library. So far, he has been inmates for literacy, but they do ask all prisonable to put 7,000 new books at the inmates' ers if they have children under the age of 10. disposal. "There's a few hundred," said Norris. "And this Not all of them are of the self-help or detec- may be the only way for those kids to see their tive fiction variety. There are children's books dad." in the mix to help start another of Norris' iniAll of this work is in a formative stage right now. tiatives — Read to Me. Norris is developing a funding plan, buying a Children younger than 12 are not allowed to computer to make the DVDs, acquiring an invisit the jail. So Norris wants to make a video ventory of eyeglasses and keeping about 400 of an inmate reading a book to his or her child books per month going into the jail library. He and even get a bus pass so the child can visit the can be reached at 888-985-3619 (a toll-free numlibrary and use the computer to view the DVD. ber) or at inmateministryfoundation.org. % FREE SUBSCRIPTION Don't have your own subscription to The Sarasota News Leader? Subscribe for FREE and receive a weekly notification when the latest issue is available online. Tonya Herschberger & Linda Keefe "After a terrible accident I required surgery. Tonya shared with me that Dr. Koval was responsible for her beautiful smile. She gave me hope and direction. I'm so grateful to Dr, Koval. Now I have a smile that I love to share with everyone." For a complimentary consultation call 941.923.5406 | Christine Koval, D.M.D. | www.askdrkoval.com