Board of Directors

Christie Vilsack; Mary Wegner, Des Moines; Kay Runge, Des Moines; Ruth Kammeier, Des Moines; Perry Ross, Iowa City; Karen Bergan, Victor; Mary Kelly, Des Moines; Janet Adams, Webster City; and Scott Romine, North English.

Vision

Iowa will be a state of learners:

• where every child, every family, and every community is strengthened through libraries and partnerships that encourage reading and the sharing of stories.
• where Iowa children, as readers and lifelong learners, are prepared to meet the challenges and opportunities of the 21st Century.
• where there is a renewed sense of community, enhanced economic growth, and improved quality of life for all Iowans.

Goal

To strengthen communities, families, and children through reading, storytelling, and libraries.

Objectives

• Encourage reading and sharing of family stories with children early in life.
• Rebuild a sense of community in Iowa.
• Focus on public and school libraries as community centers for lifelong learning
• Promote libraries as forums for intergenerational sharing of personal, family and community stories.
• Foster a working relationships between school and public libraries
• Encourage non-traditional partnerships between libraries and other community organizations, the media, businesses and groups.
• Recognize communities that have achieve a high level of literacy through support of their libraries and the development of partnerships.

Guidelines for Community Participation

Stories 2000 Project Board of Directors

Communities participating in 2001 (the second year of Stories 2000)

Communities participating in 2002 (the third year of Stories 2000)

View the organizations that sponsor Stories 2000