CINCINNATI — Cincinnati reached a milestone for childhood literacy Thursday as the Queen City Book Bank celebrated the opening of its 250th Little Free Library in Avondale.

The newest library is hosted by Connie Harris, a former librarian and advocate for community literacy who works with Reading Bears, an Avondale group helping children discover books.

"I have wanted one for a long time, and when they called and said I could have one and said it was the 250th, my excitement really went up," said Harris.

The initiative provides free books to under-resourced elementary students across Cincinnati, allowing more than 4,000 children in 20 schools to receive 10 brand-new books each year.

"This little free library symbolizes not only just connecting them with books, but also with one another

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