Texas Center for the Book Moving to Austin

The Texas Center for the Book is moving to a new home at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) in Austin, Tex.

One of 52 centers affiliated with the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, the Texas Center for the Book was established by the Dallas Public Library in 1987 to "stimulate public interest in books, reading, libraries and literacy, and to encourage the study of the written word."

"We are very excited at the prospect of using the Center for the Book as a statewide platform to inform the public of the importance of books and reading and to urge Texans to take advantage of the huge resource for education, lifelong learning and cultural enrichment offered at their local libraries and archives," said TSLAC director and librarian Mark Smith. "We thank the Dallas Public Library for their excellent work with the center since its inception and look forward to maintaining the tradition of excellence that they have established."

The Texas Center for the Book will support "the shared mission of library professionals, educators, authors, publishers and booksellers by promoting a love of literature to the more than 26 million residents of the state of Texas. Initiatives slated for implementation include the Letters About Literature contest, in which students (grades 4-12) write to authors about how that writer's book affected the students personally. Letters are judged on state and national levels with awards of up to $1,000."

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