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Rosa Rattray Early Literacy Fund

The Rosa Rattray Early Literacy Fund (RRELF) was established in 2017 in memory of Rosa Rattray -- a wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who instilled a love of reading and learning in her entire family.

By the age of 11, Rosa had read all of the books in the Junior collection of her local library and was given an adult library card! Upon arriving to Guelph in 1965, she immediately joined Guelph Public Library where she held a card for more than 50 years, checking out 1000’s of items. As she raised her family, she shared this passion with those she loved, establishing building blocks for lifelong learning for generations to come.

So rich was Rosa’s love of reading and learning that after her passing in 2016, her family proudly celebrated her lifelong passion by establishing the Rosa Rattray Early Literacy Fund with the Guelph Public Library.

Graphic made for the Rosa Rattray Early Literacy Fund. Features a picture of Rosa Rattray.
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What does the fund support?

The RRELF directly supports early literacy initiatives across the Guelph Public Library system, proving materials, equipment, and resources to enable and encourage all young minds in our community to flourish – nurturing a love of literacy and learning for children in their most formative years.

To date, thanks to the generous support of those who have supported GPL’s Early Literacy Fund, multiple Early Literacy Stations have been purchased across our library locations, as well as Playaway Launchpads, educational toys, STEM robots and more.

Your tax-deductible gift will help expand the availability of valuable early literacy tools throughout our system – creating the type of change that makes our world shine more brightly.

Group of people gathered to celebrate the launch of the Rosa Rattray Early Literacy Fund. The back row includes Mayor, Cam Guthrie and adult members of the Rattray family. The front row includes junior members of the Rattray family.
A group photo the Rattray family with Manager, Michelle Campbell.
Photo of kids playing with a Botley Robot which were generously donated to the library from the Rosa Rattray Early Literacy Fund.
Photo of two children facing away from the camera playing on an early literacy computer that was donated by the Rosa Rattray Early Literacy Fund.

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