Shoals Book Vending Machine
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Students at students at shoals elementary have a new incentive to be on their best behavior.
A new machine in the school hopes to get kids excited to be better people.
News 10 bureau chief gary brian tells us how it also hopes to help with increasing literacy.
Pk} "there is a new vending machine here in the halls of shoals elementary.
However it's not food or pop that's being dispensed...it's books."
Shoals librarian julia sanders was scrolling facebook one day when she was tagged in a post.
That post was about a book vending machine.
She immediately knew the school had to have one.
"went to our elementary principal and she says 'well, i have, we have some money but i'm not sure we can fund the whole thing.
Go talk to dr. roush."
Sanders believed she was fighting an uphill battle.
But she was surprised to hear what superintendent candace roush had to say.
"she said i'm not going to give you half the money, we have all the money.
So i walked out of her office very happy and in tears that day.
Happy tears of course."
"to be able to get more books in the hands of kids to get them reading and excited about books thats just one of our top priorities and makes us happy to see kids so excited about reading."
Once purchased the machine was snuck in under the cover of darkness.
Students got the surpise the next day.
Nat} the rock solid program at shoals teaches kids lessons in kindness and perserverance.
When a staff member sees a student exercising what they've learned they get a free book.
"you may be a student who may not be strong academically.
But you have that opportunity, maybe you're kind and responsible, you have that opportunity to shine in that moment."
Books are provided through an anonymous donor.
Giving students a chance to be better people while getting a good book to read.
"it's almost surreal.
But the kids make it worth while."
"shoals elementary is the first school here in southern indiana to get one of the book vending machines.
In shoals, gary brian news 10."
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