Dallas library receives grant for young adult section

by PegNews wire

The collection at the Pleasant Grove branch will include classics, fiction and non-fiction books, DVD’s, videos, magazines and comics for ages 12 to 19.

The Pleasant Grove Branch Library at 1125 S. Buckner Blvd. has received a $2,500 grant from the Texas Book Festival and the Texas Library Association to build a new Young Adult Teen Collection. The collection includes classics, fiction and non-fiction books, DVD’s, videos, magazines and comics for ages 12 to 19.

“The Young Adult collection was created to stimulate creativity and satisfy the literary needs of children and young adults,” said Branch Manager Lynne Craddock. “We would like to invite schools, community groups, parents, teachers and young adults to use this new collection at the Pleasant Grove Branch Library.”

The Texas Book Festival celebrates authors and their contributions to the culture of literacy, ideas and imagination. In 1995, First Lady Laura Bush convened a task force to plan a book festival that would promote the joys of reading and benefit public libraries. Since then, the Texas Book Festival has contributed more than $2 million to over 650 Texas public libraries, enabling them to expand their book collections and literacy programs.

Source: Dallas City Hall