OUR MISSION

TO SPREAD LITERACY-RICH, COMMUNITY-ORIENTED, ENJOYABLE CONTENT TO OUR YOUNGEST CITIZENS.

#WaitingTimeIsReadingTime®️

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Ready, set, go! SHORT Races to Read for his fifth birthday!

  • SHORT's Fourth Birthday!

    For SHORT's fourth birthday this year, we headed down to Dothan, Alabama! SHORT learned all about farming crops and how the farms in Alabama provide the best to our state!

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  • Thank you, RC&D!

    Alabama Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils is sponsoring this year’s birthday party! Check their site out to learn more about their incredible work!

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  • SHORT Tours the Town: Wetumpka, Alabama!

    SHORT traveled all over the city of Wetumpka to meet new friends but also share all the places we can be blanketing our communities with literacy! #WaitingTimeIsReadingTime

    Wetumpka is committed to making waiting time reading time!

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  • Learn with Owl-Livia!

    Owl-Livia is our STEM mascot! She enjoys learning about all things science, technology, engineering, and mathematics! Join her as she helps SHORT to get to Huntsville! See how they use literacy and STEM to problem-solve and have some fun along the way! 🧪✖️➗🔬💻

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