02.26.06
Houston Public Library gets $10,000 donation
Library youth program aims to make reading cool
Texas initiative to feature contests, scholarships and a hip-hop cafe
– reported by the Houston Chronicle
Citing a need to get more teens to enjoy reading and writing, the Houston Public Library and the H-E-B supermarket chain announced a statewide literacy initiative that will include the creation of a hip-hop cafe featuring poetry slams, teen book discussions and author visits.
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The initiative will include a short story contest open to Texas middle and high school students.
Two grand prizes of four years tuition to any Texas state university will be awarded.
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February 26, 2006 at 10:59 pm
[…] I know that Houston Public Library is one of the libraries that’s partnering with H-E-B on this initiative, though that didn’t make it into this article. (Update: It did make the news.) […]