Reading for Pleasure and Purpose
Dottie Wellcome didn’t read much as a child. She can’t remember seeing her parents sit down to read. Books weren’t a familiar fixture in their home. But she remembers “Gone with the Wind.” She was in her 20s when she picked up the novel and let it carry her from cover to cover in three days. It’s the book that influenced the rest of her life, opening doors to the rewards that can rise from a printed page. These days, she’s opening those doors for young readers. Twice a week,