"Baby Book Buddies” may sound like a tongue twister, but it is much more at Dillard Elementary School.

Dillard Elementary School, under the direction of Guidance Counselor Laura Martin, kicked-off its second annual “Baby Book Buddies Program” with the goal of creating young, pre-school age readers. Broward Schools’ Superintendent Frank Till, read books at the school.

Dillard Elementary School is located at 2330 NW 12th Court, Fort Lauderdale.


The purpose of the program, an expansion of the school’s “Book Buddies Program,” is to encourage young children, with the help of a “buddy,” to learn to read and develop an appreciation of books. Adults, whether parents, grandparents, other family members, or community members, will be encouraged to be become reading buddies.