Readers to Leaders Update: August

On Wednesday, August 7, members of the Readers to Leaders Committee convened at the Northwest Georgia Regional Library.  Pam Partain, R2L Committee Chair and Director of Marketing and Communications at Dalton State College, congratulated the team on the success of the 2nd Annual Community Literacy Celebration.  The committee also discussed updates on the progress of the Reach Out and Read program and the success of the summer reading programs.  Action items on the agenda included discussion of the lessons learned during the process of the Literacy Celebration and growth of the Little Free Libraries project. 

For more detail regarding this meeting please review the minutes at: http://www.archwaypartnership.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Agenda-August-Minutes.pdf

Community Considers the Possibilities for a Public Aquatic Center

On Thursday, August 1, 2013, Director of the Dalton Parks and Recreation Department Steve Card spoke to the Archway Partnership Executive Committee about the possibility of building a natatorium in the Dalton-Whitfield community.  In June 2013, UGA environment and design students worked with Steve and the City of Dalton to explore the options for this aquatic center and created three designs for the community to use if they decided to go forward with this project.  The three designs included:

1.     Renovating the current building/pool at the main recreation center to include a natatorium, gymnasium, offices, and meeting facilities.  This design can be viewed at: http://www.archwaypartnership.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Rec-Center-Addition.pdf

2.     Creating a stand-alone structure at 904 Civic Drive.  This design can be viewed at: http://www.archwaypartnership.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/East-Park-Natatorium.pdf

3.     Partnering with the Trade Center to utilize meeting space and build a pool space only with auxiliary gymnasium and offices.  This design can be viewed at: http://www.archwaypartnership.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Conference-Center.pdf

During Steve’s presentation he noted that these plans are in the infancy stage and are subject to change.  To review the presentation regarding the natatorium, please go to the following link: http://www.archwaypartnership.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Natatorium-Presentation-8-1-13.pdf

Readers to Leaders Update: July

On Wednesday, July 10, 2013 members of the Readers to Leaders (R2L) Committee met at the Northwest Georgia Regional Library to discuss the current projects that the committee has been working on in the community.  This meeting included updates for the Reach Out and Read program, current R2L publicity, and the Summer Reading Programs.  Action items during the meeting included planning for the 2^nd Annual Community Literacy Celebration, Little Free Libraries, and determining R2L sponsors.

To stay updated with Readers to Leaders you can review the minutes from this meeting at: http://www.archwaypartnership.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/R2L-July-2013-Minutes-1.pdf