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{"id":1617,"date":"2019-05-26T09:45:10","date_gmt":"2019-05-26T09:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/?p=1617"},"modified":"2019-05-26T10:26:21","modified_gmt":"2019-05-26T10:26:21","slug":"womens-storybook-project-texas-wins-literacy-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/?p=1617&lang=ar","title":{"rendered":"Women’s Storybook Project of Texas Wins Literacy Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

Through a nomination from the Texas Center for the Book, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Women\u2019s Storybook Project of Texas<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span> has been selected for the 2019 Library of Congress State Literacy Award Program. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Through a nomination from the Texas Center for the Book, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Women\u2019s Storybook Project of Texas<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a> has been selected for the 2019 Library of Congress State Literacy Award Program. This accolade recognizes outstanding contributions to the promotion of literacy and reading in the local community and the state and includes an award of $2,225. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Women\u2019s Storybook Project of Texas connects incarcerated mothers with their children through the power of reading. The organization\u2019s volunteers visit women\u2019s prisons in Texas once a month to record eligible mothers reading books aloud to their children, as well as short, personalized messages. The volunteers then mail a copy of the book with the recording to the children.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\n\u201cWomen\u2019s Storybook Project of Texas utilize books as a powerful connector and encourage reading across generations,\u201d said <\/span><\/span><\/span>Texas Center for the Book<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a> Coordinator Rebekah Manley. \u201cWe are so pleased the judges at the Library of Congress saw the merit in their mission.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nPrison officials attribute an improvement in behavior at participating prisons because the incarcerated mothers must earn participation in the program by ninety days of good behavior. The children of incarcerated mothers are able to connect with their mothers through their voice and the shared experience of reading the same book. In 2018, Women’s Storybook Project recorded more than 1,600 sessions with mothers and mailed more than 3,500 books and recordings to children in twenty-three states. \u201cWe are so honored to receive this award!\u201d commented founder and Director, Judith Dullnig. \u201cThis will help to reinforce our mission of connecting children with their incarcerated moms and connecting them with literature and the joy of reading.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Women\u2019s Storybook Project of Texas received the Texas Center for the Book Literacy Award in 2018. This annual contest selects a nonprofit organization that has made significant contributions toward increasing literacy in Texas. The winner for the Texas Center for the Book Literacy Award receives the Center\u2019s official nomination for the national Library of Congress State Literacy Award Program. Only nine organizations received the award this year.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nA formal proclamation and check presentation will be made at the quarterly Commission meeting of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission on Monday, June 3, 2019, at the Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library Building on the Capitol Complex.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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