The Rosa Rattray Early Literacy Fund was established in 2017 in memory of Rosa Rattray, a wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend who instilled a love of reading and learning in her entire family.
About Rosa
By the age of 11, Rosa had read all of the books in the Junior collection of her local library, so was given an adult library card! Upon arriving in Guelph in 1965, she immediately joined Guelph Public Library where her love of learning continued to flourish. As she raised her family, she continued to share this passion with those she loved, establishing building blocks for lifelong learning.
What does the fund support?
By donating to this fund, you will support early literacy initiatives at the Guelph Public Library, providing materials, equipment, and resources to encourage young minds in our community to learn to read, and develop a love of lifelong learning.
To date, the fund has provided two additional Early Literacy Stations (ELS) at our library's Scottsdale and East Side branch locations. ELS provide many benefits, including:
- Formation of early literacy and language skills crucial to cognitive, social, communicative, and brain development of children and young minds
- Increased literacy rates and reading success among children within the community
- Lessened impact of the digital divide, providing access to families and children who would otherwise not have access to such technologies in their homes
- Promotion and encouragement of positive learning experiences through meaningful early literacy experiences
- Tens of thousands of learning hours each year for children and youth in our community.
Make a gift to the Rosa Rattray Early Literacy Fund today
Your tax-deductible gift will help expand the availability of these types of valuable learning tools throughout our system - creating the type of change that makes our world shine more brightly.
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