A reader called the newspaper recently asking what had become of the RIF distribution from the Statesboro Regional Library. Although the library has continued to distribute books free to children and calls this RIF, the library has not received any national Reading Is Fundamental money in several years. As part of budget cuts in 2011, Congress eliminated appropriations to RIF, which had received $24.8 million that year.
Whatever happened to RIF?
Congress cut funding for free kids books 4 years ago


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