Book ’em: Police donate reading material to students at 2 Salt Lake schools

Salt Lake detective Josh Harris, a school resource officer, reacts to a book Royce Goulding, left, and Robert Darr, right, asked him to read to them at Nibley Park School in Salt Lake City on Monday. Harris and other officers were at the school to donate books collected during the police department’s annual book drive. “Education and reading is paramount in developing a successful law-abiding citizen,” Salt Lake Police Chief Mike Brown said in a statement. “There’s a link between low literacy and crime. Seventy-five percent of adults incarcerated in state prisons lack a high school diploma or have low literacy skills. ,,,It is imperative that young children develop a love and passion for reading. Books are a ticket for success.” The officers also donated books collected in the drive to North Star Elementary. This is the fourth year the department has conducted a book drive for schools in Salt Lake City in partnership with Fight Crime: Invest in Kids.

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