Operation Read takes place at NINE different after school sitesand two preschool sites in the Quad Cities. Volunteers visit the sites each week and read books to children as well as engage them in creative activities related to the books. At the end of each month, school age children choose a new book to keep. Children are surveyed at the beginning of the year and then again at the end to gauge their interest in reading. The program, now completing its fourth full year, has shown significantly more children listing reading as one of their three favorite activities in post-tests.

Building 40 Developmental Assets:
- Reading for Pleasure
- Adult Role Models
- Creative Activities

Current After-school Operation Read sites:
Willard School- Moline
Lincoln Irving School- Moline
Center for Math & Science - Rock Island
Garfield Elementary School - Moline
Denkmann Elementary School - Rock Island
Hillcrest Elementary School - East Moline
Scott County Family Y - Davenport
Center for Alcohol & Drug Services, Inc. - Davenport
Paul Norton School - Bettendorf

Current Preschool Operation Read sites:
Skip-A-Long Child Developmental Services- Rock Island
Scott County Family YMCA- Davenport

Want to find out more information on the program? Please contact Leslee Cook.