The Los Angeles Lakers unveiled a new Reading & Learning Center at the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Monica on Wednesday, June 11. The Center, renovated by NBA Cares, Toyota, and the Lakers, will provide local children a safe place to read and learn. The transformed space will include a library stocked with new books and a renovated technology center equipped with new laptop computers, courtesy of Lenovo. In addition to the technology lab, the Center will also feature new carpeting, couches, tables, cabinets, desks, chairs, and bookcases.
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