Midland’s Project Literacy celebrates ten years<\/p>\n

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Wells Fargo, Midland County Public Library Foundation, the Midland Reporter-Telegram<\/em>, Midland ISD, and Midland County Public Libraries are working together to promote literacy in the community by providing elementary school students with books and opportunities to foster a love of reading. This year marks the tenth anniversary of <\/span><\/span>Project Literacy<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span>, a collaborative initiative that features school programs, author visits, and book signings for the public.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Project Literacy kicks off October 7 with a celebration at this year\u2019s host school, Santa Rita Elementary. Copies of award-winning author Kate DiCamillo\u2019s first book in the popular Mercy Watson series will be delivered to Santa Rita and all other MISD elementary campuses. Volunteers from Wells Fargo and other community members will read to first-grade classes before students receive their own book to continue reading at home.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Four award-winning authors of children\u2019s literature will visit Midland from October 8 through October 10. Authors will speak to the district\u2019s second-grade students during morning and afternoon sessions at Bowie Fine Arts Academy. <\/span><\/span>Each of the authors will participate in book signings after their school visits. The book signings are free and open to the public and books will be available to purchase on site from Barnes and Noble Booksellers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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2019 Project Literacy book signing schedule:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/span>October 8, 4:30 to 6 p.m. – Jarrett J. Krosoczka<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jarrett J. Krosoczka has published more than thirty books for young readers, including the popular Lunch Lady series of graphic novels and the Platypus Police Squad series. The New York Times<\/em> best-selling author and illustrator has twice won the Children\u2019s Choice Book Awards Third to Fourth Grade Book of the Year Award. His 2018 YA best-seller, Hey, Kiddo<\/em>, tells the story of growing up in a family dealing with addiction.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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October 9, 4:30 to 6 p.m. – Chris Barton<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Chris Barton\u2019s What Do You Do with A Voice Like That? The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan<\/em> was chosen as the Texas Great Read for 2019. Barton\u2019s other picture books include the bestseller Shark vs. Train<\/em> and The Day-Glo Brothers<\/em>. His books The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch<\/em> and Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson\u2019s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions<\/em> were named to the Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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October 9, 4:30 to 6 p.m. – Jennifer Ziegler<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jennifer Ziegler writes books for teens and tweens. Her 2008 novel How Not to Be Popular<\/em> was an International Reading Association\u2019s Young Adults\u2019 Choice and made the Lone Star Reading List. Ziegler\u2019s other works include Alpha Dog<\/em>, Sass & Serendipity<\/em>, and the Brewster Triplet series of novels.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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October 10, 4:30 to 6 p.m. – Kate DiCamillo<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

DiCamillo earned a Newbery Honor with Because of Winn-Dixie<\/em> in 2001, followed by her first Newbery Medal for 2004\u2019s The Tale of Despereaux<\/em>. Ten years later Flora & Ulysses<\/em> earned the author her second Newbery Medal. She won the Boston Globe Horn Book Award for The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane<\/em> (2006). In 2007, DiCamillo\u2019s Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride<\/em> was named a Theodor Geisel honor book and in 2011, Bink and Gollie<\/em>, co-written with Alison McGhee, earned her the Theodor Geisel Medal.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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