“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” — Dr. Seuss

Mayor Bacon’s Book Club aims to share the love of reading with Olathe children. A good book can open a new world to a child, and a city full of readers puts Olathe on a path for an even brighter future than we see today.

This spring Mayor Bacon will read to all first-graders at the Olathe School District Title I schools, and send each child home with a book to share with their family. Students will have the unique opportunity to meet their mayor and ask him questions, while also hearing about the importance of reading and of being a good citizen.

Mayor Bacon’s Book Club builds on the success of Mayor Copeland’s “I Read with Mayor Mike” initiative, which distributed thousands of books over 14 years.