Reading Changed My Life - Townsend Press

Julia BurneyMany volunteer hours have gone into the creation of the ReadingCenter. The mural behind Julia was painted by two young artists whodrove to Wisconsin from Buffalo, NY.down the street, yelling, “Can I have a book?”All this was wonderful. But it still wasn’t enoughfor Julia. She wanted a place for children to come.She envisioned something like a giant living room:a peaceful, comfortable place where kids couldexperience the joy of reading.Julia began searching for a building that couldhouse the place she dreamed of. Then she spottedit—a brick building, smack in the middle of the75