Dekko Foundation Awards Grant To KLS
Dec 15, 2021 
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Updated: The Dekko Foundation recently awarded a $10,000 grant to Kosciusko Literacy Services. The grant supports one of the early literacy programs of KLS.
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TCU Foundation Awards $2,000 Grant To Literacy Group
Dec 01, 2021 
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Updated: The TCU Foundation recently awarded $2,000 to Plant the Seed, Read!, a program of Kosciusko Literacy Services.
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Esther Pfleiderer Charitable Trust Donates Grant To KLS
Sep 24, 2021 Updated:
Updated: Tom Tearney, vice president and trust officer of 1st Source Bank, presented a $10,000 grant from the Esther Pfleiderer Charitable Trust to the board of directors of Kosciusko Literacy Services. The grant supports KLSs’ Read to Grow Children’s Book Club program, which improves early literacy of preschoolers in Kosciusko County.
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The Expansive Cost Of Illiteracy
Sep 07, 2021 
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Updated: The World Literacy Foundation estimates the cost of illiteracy to be $1.19 trillion to the annual global economy.
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Kosciusko Literacy Services Receives Two Grants
Jun 03, 2021 Updated:
Updated: The Dollar General Literacy Foundation recently awarded Kosciusko Literacy Services a $10,000 grant to support adult literacy and a $10,000 grant to support family literacy.
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Kosciusko Literacy Services Offers Free Workshop
Apr 27, 2021 Updated:
Updated: In conjunction with One State / One Story, Kosciusko Literacy Services is offering a free workshop on May 12.
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Kosciusko Literacy Services Launches Book Bench Project
Sep 28, 2020 
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Updated: Kosciusko Literacy Services knows books can help readers travel in their minds. They hope through an upcoming project that people can physically travel and read at the same time.
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Kosciusko Literacy Services Hosts Informational Meeting For Volunteers
Oct 02, 2019 Updated:
Updated: WARSAW — Kosciusko Literacy Services will hold an informational meeting to recruit volunteers at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16. Kosciusko Literacy Services is located at 201 N. Union St., Warsaw. Coffee and refreshments will be provided. Kosciusko County has an estimated 9 percent adult illiteracy rate, according to … Read More
Author Dinner Transports Attendees To Shakespeare Play In 1600
Sep 20, 2019 
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Updated: NORTH WEBSTER — Professor Elliot Engel brought Shakespeare’s plays to life during his “How William Became Shakespeare” presentation at The Owl’s Nest in North Webster during the 2019 Author Dinner held by Kosciusko Literary Services.
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Author Dinner ‘How William Became Shakespeare’ To Increase Literacy Awareness
Sep 07, 2019 
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Updated: By CYNTHIA CATES Executive Director Kosciusko Literacy Services WARSAW — Camila is a Read to Grow Children’s Book Club graduate who is now in kindergarten at Lincoln Elementary. Read to Grow is administered by Kosciusko Literacy Services and is a countywide program. Camila is doing very well in … Read More
Kosciusko Literacy Services To Host 2019 Author Dinner On Sept. 19
Sep 06, 2019 Updated:
Updated: NORTH WEBSTER — Kosciusko Literacy Services is hosting the 2019 Author Dinner “How William Became Shakespeare” on Thursday, Sept. 19, at The Owl’s Nest in North Webster. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The dinner raises much needed funds to provide literacy services. Tickets are $100, of which $65 … Read More
The Value Of Learning Through Reading
May 30, 2019 
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Updated: WARSAW — Education becomes more and more valuable with time, something Cynthia Cates, Milford, recognized and what caused her to focus on educational programs in Warsaw. Specifically with Kosciusko Literacy Services, an organization knowing the power that accompanies education and literature. What started as a part time position … Read More
AHEPA Indiana Donates To Kosciusko Literacy Services
Apr 19, 2019 Updated:
Updated: KOSCIUSKO — AHEPA Indiana recently donated $500 to Kosciusko Literacy Services. The donation will support one-on-one tutoring for adults and Read to Grow Children’s Book Club. One-on-one tutoring for adults helps adults who are learning to read, earning an Indiana High School Equivalency diploma or learning English as … Read More
Kosciusko Literacy Services Announces Book Selection For 2019 Plant The Seed, Read Community Book Read
Mar 18, 2019 Updated:
Updated: KOSCIUSKO — Kosciusko Literacy Services is pleased to announce the book for the upcoming Plant the Seed, Read! Community Book Read as “Bless Me, Ultima.” “Bless Me, Ultima” by Rudolfo Anaya was first published in 1972. His semi-autobiographical, coming-of-age novel is one of the most critically acclaimed Chicano … Read More
Teachers Credit Union Foundation Presents Kosciusko Literacy Services With Grant
Jan 17, 2019 Updated:
Updated: KOSCIUSKO — The TCU Foundation recently awarded Kosciusko Literacy Services $2,500 to support the Endowment Challenge 50, a 50th anniversary celebration of the Kosciusko County Community Foundation providing matching dollars to build youth-serving nonprofit agency endowments. Karen Mayer, manager at Teachers Credit Union in Warsaw, presented Kosciusko Literacy … Read More
Reasons To Read Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
Jun 27, 2018 Updated:
Updated: KOSCIUSKO — One State/One Story: Frankenstein and Kosciusko Literacy Services celebrate the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein;” or, “The Modern Prometheus” locally and in communities throughout Indiana. In Greek mythology, Prometheus, a Titan and trickster, created mankind from clay and enabled civilization by stealing fire from the … Read More