The Atlantic recently published an article with the headline the end of reading is here.

It found Americans who read are reading.

The daily.

That they're reading daily has declined by 40% in the past 20 years.

But there are community efforts to encourage a love of books, especially among children.

Our Laura Rogers takes us to Christian County to see how they're doing it.

When I was little, I loved these books.

Violet Candler is spending some time this summer at the Boys and Girls Club in Hopkinsville.

And a lot of time engrossed in books.

I have actually my own little library at home.

She's adding to her library with goods from the new book, trailer and town.

To see it in action is beautiful.

We had this vision as a small team of five of what we wanted this trailer to be for our community.

The concept was born out of a group project for leadership, Hopkinsville Christian County, that would support the Christian County Literacy Council.

It was their desire to propose having a mobile book unit.

Support came from so many.

A local business owner donated the trailer, art students painted it and grant funding poured in from several organizations, including United Way.

We're just so excited to be able to support their mission.

Reading is such a fundamental part of learning.

So hard to disagree with that.

Jessica Cannon teaches preschool.

Oh, it's all about reading letters and words and letters.

Make words and words make sentences.

And that's just where it all starts.

And for many of these kids, building their own little library starts here.

Choosing books to take home and enjoy over and over again, or to read and then share with others.

Some of the kids today were like, what is this do back?

And I'm like, no, it sure is.

You can have it.

The kids have flocked to it.

The children love getting books from the trailer.

All right.

Supporters say the trailer provides a sort of novelty to the typical book selection process.

To foster that love of learning and reading.

You really have to get them excited.

And this does the trick.

Pulling up to places like parks, playgrounds, and events one day it's creating a buzz at the Boys and Girls Club.

We serve all ages, from the kindergartners to the high school, so we go anywhere from picture books to very early learning, reading books to chapter books.

Really, you need to be able to tell if your child can read by the third or fourth grade, because that's a pretty good indicator if they're going to continue being on grade level for the rest of their school years, or if they're going to need assistance.

One way to monitor your child's reading level and comprehension.

Reading to them and with them.

These books are not meant to just take home and put on a shelf.

We hope that parents, older brothers and sisters, guardians, grandparents will take interest in helping students to read.

If kids can't read, they're so limited in what's going on around them and what their, opportunities.

Are in this generation.

A lot of kids are hooked to their phones or hooked to a screen, and reading can give you a lot of benefit.

I'm just glad that that's there for them to try out.

The Literacy Council is hopeful it will spawn a love of reading and learning for these kids that will continue long into adulthood.

So I'm excited to read these for Kentucky Edition.

I'm Laura Rogers.

Thank you so much, Laura.

United way says the Literacy Council reaches about 5000 students through its programs and events.

Most of the books for the trailer are donated.

The council also received funding to purchase books to keep the shelves stocked.

Good program indeed.