Elementary program that lets kids choose, own books expands to entire district

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Kids, of course, have access to their class textbooks and school library, but with the launch of a project in 10 Philly schools, kindergarten through third-graders have been able to pick out books they're truly interested in — and keep it in their personal home library.

Now, with a $1.3 million grant from the William Penn Foundation, the program is expanding to all 150 elementary schools within the School District of Philadelphia over the next four years.