Outlets at Castle Rock partnered with Reach Out and Read Colorado ( http://www.reachoutandreadco.org/) and hosted a book drive to promote literacy among children. Shoppers and community members dropped off new and gently used books throughout the holidays. Nearly 500 books have been collected.

Reach Out and Read is a national organization with a Colorado coalition of 78 sites providing 87,000 new books to 52,000 children. The organization is dedicated to making literacy promotion a standard part of the provision of pediatric primary care for low-income children ages 6 months to 5 years old. Participating doctors and nurses receive training to properly educate parents about the importance of reading with their children.