Books have always played an important role in Ashlyn Coxe’s life. For her Bat Mitzvah project during spring and summer 2020, she launched a community book drive meant to place new and gently used books in the hands of both children and adults in our community. In addition to donating books to a variety of…

  READ ENC Reading Champion: Jenny Gribble Jenny Gribble is the Reading Specialist for the Horizons Summer Program at the Oakwood School and is an Instructional Coach for the Pitt County Schools. Her efforts to encourage every child she touches to succeed as a learner and develop a love of reading are remarkable. According to…