MOLINE, IL - Western Illinois University-Quad Cities and WQPT-Quad Cities PBS will host a Children's Literacy Drive from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Monday, Jan. 20 at the WIU-Quad Cities 60th Street campus, 3561 60th St., Moline.
According to Scott Brouette, assistant director of student services at the WIU-QC campus, the drive is designed to provide additional materials for the WIU-QC/WQPT AmeriCorp program to enhance and improve the literacy skills of young children in the community.
"We are collecting children's books, construction paper, glue sticks, stickers, washable markers, puzzles, Play-Doh and blocks of all kinds," Brouette added.
The books and supplies will be donated to the Blackhawk College Family Literacy Program.
WQPT- Quad Cities PBS has been the local public television station for 30 years and is a media service of Western Illinois University located in Moline, Illinois.
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