Timeless Tales Links
Recognizing that literacy education is a major social issue in Knox County, Bonner Scholar alum Misty Shepherd recycled an idea from her travel to New York City to create the Timeless Tales Reading Center.
The center, created in 1999, is located on-campus. Student coordinators work with 16 tutors from the college who volunteer two hours Monday-Thursday to work with local children on their reading skills and other subjects. Students are recommended by parents and teachers for tutoring.
Timeless Tales Reading Center is funded primarily by the Bonner Scholars Program, though the Barbourville Junior Woman's Study Club donated $2000 in 2006 toward the purchase of new books and tutoring aids. The program is housed by the generosity of Union College in the Weeks-Townsend Memorial Library.
The reading center operates during the academic year, Monday-Thursday 3:30-5:30pm.
For more information, contact Renee Hobbs at 606-546-1337.