WWU students read to children on MLK Day

Every year in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, local children gather at Village Books to hear stories about tolerance, the civil rights movement and cultures from around the world. The read-in and book drive event is sponsored by WWU's Center for Service-Learning, Village Books and the WWU Associated Students Bookstore.

WWU student volunteers read stories celebrating the dream of Martin Luther King Jr. to children at Village Books in Fairhaven on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 18. Photo by Jon Bergman | University Communications intern
Western Washington University sophomore Jessica Bennett, a sociology and elementary education major, reads to a group of children in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. at Village Books in Fairhaven on Monday, Jan. 18. Photo by Jon Bergman | University Commun
Sarah Weeks, a senior geology major at Western Washington University, reads to 7-year-old Jullian Cooper while her brother, 2-year-old Elliot, plays with crayons in the background. Photo by Jon Bergman | University Communications intern