MWRD Community Affairs is spotlighting literacy in our treasure trove of distance learning tools. After all, everyone consumes water in some form. That is a given and is at the center of what we do. However, literacy is the underlying structure of how we do everything, so it seemed appropriate to provide a visual and oral educational literacy experience.

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation's award-winning and Daytime Emmy-nominated children's literacy website, Storyline Online, streams imaginatively produced videos featuring celebrated actors including Viola Davis, Allison Janney, Chris Pine, Wanda Sykes, Justin Theroux, and Betty White reading children's books alongside creatively animated illustrations, helping to inspire a love of reading in children. Storyline Online is available 24 hours a day for children, parents, and educators worldwide. For each book, the literacy specialist's supplemental curriculum aims to strengthen comprehension, verbal, and written skills for English-language learners worldwide.

We hope to stimulate imaginations during each reading session and showcase Toastmasters' vocal-variety skills. We encourage the public to share feedback after each story in our MWRDCA Storytellers Journal.