Between The Lines

In January, we had an event at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility where we had a pilot reading of recordable books. These books are primarily for younger children and have recorders already placed in them. The readers seemed to enjoy them very much. If we do decide to formally introduce them into our BTL library, it will...

The Power of Teamwork & Giving Back This summer we worked hard to develop a new impact measurement surveys to gain abetter understanding of how Between the Lines has impacted family bonds andrecipient children's interest in reading.  We gave out this survey at twoof our last readings.  Some of thecomments on...

Our Between the Lines "fiscal year" begins in June so we have been hardat work preparing for more readings at local correctional facilities during oursummer planning period.  Our next reading will be on October 13 atCoffee Creek women's correctional facility in Wilsonville and another isscheduled in November...

The Power of 15 Minutes and $15  Between The Lines had some very memorable experiences working with families this year, especially one Dad who said that he was able to establish a relationship with his daughter that he didn’t have before because he recorded a book for her.  It’s amazing the kind of...

To our donors: your generosity and support have been greatly appreciated. The Between the Lines project has been very busy over the winter, sending out 68 holiday shipments of books and CDs from its previous readings at Coffee Creek and Santiam Correctional Facilities.  In January, a second reading was held at Coffee...

To our donors: your generosity and support have been greatly appreciated. The Between the Lines project has completed its first reading with Coffee Creek Correctional Facility.  Thirty-three mothers read to 48 children.  Another reading was held at Santiam Correctional Facility where 11 fathers read to 23...

This fall Between the Lines will expand the project by offering Digital video recordings of readings.  We have the goals to increase the numbers served by increasing the number of reading.  The program partners with the Army National Guard and is working to expand to other divisions like the Air National...

It has been a great year for Between the Lines for many, many reasons. The partnership between Bring Me a Book and BTL has been very successful.  The Bring Me A Book workshops held for inmates one week prior to their BTL readings have been instrumental in teaching the inmates to read with expression and character...

Happy Holidays! Between the Lines has had a very busy quarter!  Here is a list of our reading events we have had this fall/winter and the numbers we served in the community: Coffee Creek Correctional Facility Reading Event | Wilsonville, OROctober 9, 201033 inmates read to 47 childrenSantiam Correctional Institution...

Between the Lines has started the league year with a great committee of 10 volunteers.  We had a volunteer orientation meeting at the end of August to educate the volunteers on the reading event process and hand out committee binders with all the committee details for the year. Our first reading event will occur on...