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 Jannie Ho 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

Visiting Author

Thank you to Jannie Ho for visiting Elko County for Reading Week. Jannie Ho is a children's book illustrator, author and cartoonist. She had a great time and so did the students she visited.  Make sure you visit her on Instagram, Facebook, or her website!

Next Meetings


  • ​​March 12, 2025 at 4:30 at Mudd Hutt, 151 Ann Way, Spring Creek
  • April 16, 2025 at 4:30 at Mountain View Elementary School, Room 10

Student Scholarships

The Elko County Reading Council has the wish to assist up to 4 graduating seniors with their education beyond high school. Each scholarship is in the amount of $500.00 and is non-renewable. The deadline to submit your application is April 1, 2025 by 5 pm (PST). For more application details, click here.