woostify domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home/latestwordpress/lonestar.a1professionals.net_public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131The Texas Book Festival (TBF) announced the winners of its 2019 Texas Library Grants at the Texas Library Association conference in Austin today. Forty-one public libraries across thirty-six Texas counties received grants totaling $100,500. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n AUSTIN\u2014The Texas Book Festival (TBF) announced the winners of its 2019 Texas Library Grants at the Texas Library Association conference in Austin today. Forty-one public libraries across thirty-six Texas counties received grants totaling $100,500. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n TBF\u2019s Texas Library Grants support collection enhancements which allow public libraries to meet the unique and varied needs of their communities by updating, improving, and expanding the variety of the books offered to their patrons.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Enriching Community Libraries With Grant Funds<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The 2019 grants target a mix of needs in communities across the state. Several libraries will use their 2019 Texas Book Festival grant to expand their collection of Spanish and bilingual books\u2014such as the Brookshire Pattinson Library in Waller County, which requested Spanish-language books for all ages to meet a demand for new books in Spanish as parents are inspired by their kids\u2019 love of reading.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Denison Library’s grant is focused on diversifying their collections by adding more books by multicultural authors. \u201cOur patrons have little access to books by Native American authors, and with the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma less than twenty miles away, we realized our book collection was completely inadequate in this area,\u201d says Kimberly Murray, Library Director at Denison Library. \u201cOur collection should reflect and serve the needs and interests of everyone that comes through the doors.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Murray also plans to add more books by and featuring Latinx, African American, and Muslim people in the library\u2019s continued efforts to combat prejudice. \u201cThis grant will allow us to bring a richness and variety of stories to patrons that would not usually encounter these authors.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The Terrell County Library is a first-time Texas Library Grant recipient. With recent budget cuts that have left them with only one full-time staff member and the next closest library sixty-four miles away, grant funds to purchase more than two hundred new books for children and teens will help fill out an outdated and incomplete children\u2019s section<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe Texas Book Festival believes in the power of libraries to educate, enrich, and delight individuals in their communities,\u201d says Lois Kim, executive director of the Texas Book Festival. \u201cOur goal through our library grants is to improve free, year-round access to high quality books for Texans across the state.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 2019 Texas Book Festival Library Grant Recipients: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 1. Temple Public Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 2. Cedar Park Public Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 3. Friends of the Round Rock Public Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 4. Polk-Wisdom Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 5. Terrell County General Fund<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 6. Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 7. McAllen Public Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 8. Mineola Memorial Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 9. Maribelle M. Davis Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 10. City of Lancaster Veterans Memorial Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 11. Cockrell Hill Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 12. Lewisville Public Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 13. Hutto Public Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 14. Whitehouse Community Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 15. Corsicana Public Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 16. North Branch Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 17. Marlin Public Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 18. Marathon Public Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 19. J.R. Huffman Public Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 20. Palestine Public Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 21. Dublin Public Library Board<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 22. Leon Valley Public Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 23. Garden Ridge Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 24. Pflugerville Public Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 25. Carl and Mary Welhausen Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 26. Denison Public Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 27. Charlotte Public Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 28. Henderson County Clint W. Murchison Memorial Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 29. Arlington Public Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 30. Fannie Brown Booth Memorial Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 31. Grand Saline Public Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 32. Sarah Bain Chandler Public Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 33. El Paso Public Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 34. Judy B. McDonald Public Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 35. Brookshire Pattison Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 36. Friends of the Longview Public Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 37. Leadership Academy Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 38. Whitesboro Public Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 39. Buna Public Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 40. Roberta Bourne Memorial Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 41. Cleburne Public Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Since the Texas Book Festival\u2019s founding in 1995, a key part of its mission has been to promote Texas libraries and literacy. Each year, proceeds raised at the annual festival through book sales and individual, corporate, and foundation sponsorships fund the festival\u2019s Texas Library Grants. Over $3 million has been awarded to more than eight hundred libraries across Texas. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n