Reading Buddies is a new program of the Bangor Public Library offered through a gift from the Katahdin Trust Company. The program targets students ages 4 to 14 and is designed to encourage students to find pleasure in books and reading. Volunteers from the community will be matched with an interested student. They will meet at the Library for at least a half an hour a week. The volunteer will read to the student—a novel, a short story, an essay, something of the volunteer’s choosing. As time goes on, the adult may have the student read aloud to him or her. If time permits, the volunteer may assist the student with homework or research an interesting topic, read the newspaper, or listen together to an audio book at the library, any activity that encourages the young participant to enjoy reading and learning new ideas.