Join Get Troup Reading and the Georgia Preschool Association for a half day workshop all about literacy! On October 14, 2023, the Get Troup Reading team will be 'Falling' into Literacy. Early Learning Teachers, Childcare Providers, and parents are invited to attend the workshop from 9:00-12:15. Georgia Preschool Association Members $15/Non-Members $20 (Pay cash or [...]

Experience the perfect blend of reading and nature as you embark on a delightful adventure through the pages of Kick Push on the Storywalk! In this heartwarming tale, award-winning author and illustrator Frank Morrison takes readers on a journey of self-discovery and the importance of embracing one's authentic self. Get ready to be inspired by [...]

Schools across the state are breaking for summer, which brings unique challenges to thousands of Georgia families. Get Georgia Reading and their partners across Georgia—including the Georgia Department of Education, Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL), Georgia Family Connection Partnership, Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education, Georgia Public Library Service, Georgia Public [...]

Are you interested in making a difference in the life of a Troup County child? Get Troup Reading is looking for volunteers for the Read - Learn - Grow program for the 2023 - 2024 school year! Volunteers will be placed in 1st grade classrooms across the county, in the following elementary schools: Berta [...]

On a cloudy Friday afternoon, Get Troup Reading held a ribbon cutting for Troup County’s first StoryWalk™ at the George Harris Fields Baseball Complex. The StoryWalk™ is the newest community activation from Get Troup Reading. This interactive reading experience follows The Thread trail at the George Harris complex in LaGrange, and features a story [...]

This year GTR implemented a new program to help stop the summer slide by infusing children's camps with literacy opportunities through their EXPAND Summer Literacy Program. Kim Myers, director of Get Troup Reading learned of a similar program the Read Charlotte Foundation sponsors in North Carolina. Myers thought parts of that program could be successful [...]

Empowering Communities through Collective Impact Grant Initiative  Bringing The Basics to Communities in Georgia Grant Award Announcement May 1, 2021 The Basics Press Release

  When COVID-19 interrupted the rollout of Get Troup Reading’s new READ-LEARN-GROW literacy volunteer initiative, the Get Georgia Reading Campaign community’s Success in School Committee quickly pivoted to restructure the program to comply with COVID-19 guidelines while still providing students with crucial supplemental reading support. READ-LEARN-GROW was originally conceived as an in-person program for first [...]