The Elko County Reading Council (ECRC) is a local organization whose mission is to promote literacy in the communities in which we live and work.
Membership opens the door to collaborative projects, networking, grant opportunities, family engagement, professional development, and community involvement.
Our Mission
To promote literacy in the community on an ongoing basis
To further the awareness of reading to the public
To promote reading events
To promote a lifelong love of reading
What We Do
Host visiting author Brad Herzog in March 2025
Gift books to students with Christmas Book Tree
Award up to four $500 student scholarships
Provide first-time moms at Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital with a "Read to Me" kit
Give two $250 mini-grants to teachers who are ECRC members