Willow Bend Elementary receiving grant from the Laura Bush Foundation For America’s Libraries | KLBK | KAMC

DALLAS (Push Release) — The following is a press launch from the George W. Bush Institute by using Frenship ISD:

On Sunday, Frenship ISD’s Willow Bend Elementary was just one of 300 colleges from 44 states across the state to obtain a $5,000 grant through the Laura Bush Basis for America’s Libraries. This 12 months, the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries awarded $1.5 million in library grants this calendar year.

A lot of of the libraries will use the cash to update and diversify their collections.

“I am thrilled that little ones from 300 universities will shortly have obtain to an current library collection,” Mrs. Laura Bush mentioned. “Students throughout the country convert to books to uncover the globe all over them, and we know that opening a new ebook opens the doorway to new alternatives and discovering.”

“We are exceptionally psyched and honored to have been chosen to acquire this generous grant from the Laura Bush Basis. A robust library is critical to the good results of our college students, and we prepare to use these funds to update our image ebook and early reader collections, as nicely as, to incorporate to our Spanish assortment,” stated Jennifer Pierce, Willow Bend Elementary Principal. “Reading is one particular of the most vital abilities one particular can receive and Mrs. Pilgrim, our library media expert, does a amazing career of exposing learners to a variety of literature sorts and aids to get them excited about looking through.”

Mrs. Bush unveiled her 2022 summer studying checklist, which features suggestions for youthful visitors as a result of center schoolers, on Sunday at the yearly Laura Bush E-book Club party, element of the Engage at the Bush Middle series, offered by NexPoint. Choices attribute textbooks on experience, humor, and discovery.

“The textbooks on this year’s summertime reading through listing were picked to encourage children to continue to keep studying above their summer time break,” reported Mrs. Bush. “Local libraries are a amazing resource for our communities, and I hope small children and mothers and fathers will pay a visit to their neighborhood library to borrow each and every of the highlighted titles.”

One particular of the 2022 Summer Looking through Record publications was published by Giovanna McBride, the daughter of Mrs. Bush’s former main of Team, Anita McBride. Gigi at the White Residence was published by The White House Historic Association and follows a younger Giovanna as she excursions the White Dwelling. Encouraged by the Laura Bush Foundation, Anita McBride and her husband Tim McBride have donated copies of Gigi at the White Property! to each elementary school that has gained a grant given that 2002.

The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries supports college libraries with the greatest wants with the goal of encouraging all college students to acquire a enjoy of looking through and discovering. Considering the fact that its inception in 2002, it has awarded more than $19.5 million to a lot more than 3,300 faculties across the state.

The George W. Bush Institute’s Education and Opportunity operate, which homes the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries, is generously supported by The Allstate Basis. The Laura Bush Basis is managed as a restricted fund at the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, Texas. More facts can be found at laurabushfoundation.org. The Laura Bush Basis is managed as a restricted fund at the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, Texas. Much more data can be found at www.bushcenter.org.

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George W. Bush Institute

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(Push release from George W. Bush Institute by means of the Frenship Unbiased School District)