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TWU Earns Grant Targeting Literacy in Early Childhood

Denton Record-Chronicle (TX)

Texas Woman's University recently received more than $700,000 to help future librarians specialize in early childhood literacy. The TWU School of Library and Information Studies was awarded a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services for $469,999. In addition, TWU is partnering with the Texas Library Association and the Dallas Public Library to match the grant with $273,037 to establish a new project, Literacy Matters: Educating Librarians to Serve Families With Young Children.


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