This fall, the Nevins Library proudly partnered in launching the Methuen Literacy Partnership , a community-wide initiative focused on strengthening early reading skills. Research is clear: children who are not proficient readers by the end of third grade are four times more likely to drop out of high school , and early reading struggles often affect every subject as students move through school. Organizers of the Literacy program pictured from left to right, Krista McLeod, D