Central Library and White Rock Hills Branch receive Book Festival grants
City of Dallas sent this bulletin at 04/17/2015 10:16 AM CDT
For Immediate Release For more information contact:
April 17, 2015 Jo Giudice - Dallas Public Library (214) 670-7809
Central Library and White Rock Hills Branch receive Book Festival grants
Dallas - The J. Erik Jonsson Central Library and the White Rock Hills Branch Library have received collections enhancement grants from the Texas Book Festival.
A $2,491.67 grant will fund the African American and Urban fiction collection located in the Central Library’s third floor Humanities division and a $2,493.72 grant to White Rock Hills Branch Library will fund the children’s English and Spanish book collection.
“The Dallas Public Library is thrilled to receive these 2015 Texas Book Festival Collections Enhancement Grants,” said Director of Libraries Jo Giudice. “This funding will help the Central Library and the White Rock Hills Branch continue to meet the needs of our communities.”
Texas libraries apply to the Texas Book Festival for grants every year to update and increase book collections. This year the Festival is distributing funds up to $2,500 to 34 libraries. Since its founding, the Festival has contributed more than $2.7 million in grants to more than 600 Texas public libraries.
“Our public libraries provide invaluable services that advance the causes of literacy, education and life-long learning. We are committed to supporting the important work of Texas public libraries,” said Texas Book Festival Executive Director Lois Kim.
The Texas Book Festival raises money for the grants from individual, corporate, and foundation sponsorships, the annual Gala, and from book sales at the annual Festival, to be held Oct. 17-18 in Austin. Visit www.texasbookfestival.org for more information and join the conversation using the hashtag #txbookfest on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @texasbookfest.
