Giving children a chance to fall in love with reading
The eighth annual Story Town Family Literacy Festival was a great success as families from all over Tucson experienced the fun of books. Kudos Make Way for Book for another wonderful event. And thank you Pima County Public Library and everyone from the community who came and made Story Town possible. By making books come […]
Betsey’s Book Review – Bliss, Remembered
Have you ever enjoyed a book but been disappointed in the ending? Bliss, Remembered by Frank Deford is NOT one of those books. It is about a woman named Sydney Stringfellow who is an Olympic level swimmer in 1936. While in Berlin for the Olympics, she falls in love with a German man who is […]
The eleventh annual STS! show (YES– 11 years!) at Sam Hughes was a huge success
The audience was filled with enthusiastic kids that submitted 711 stories, visiting pre-schoolers from 2nd Street, all the second graders from Brichta (who helped write 120 of the stories), parents and babies, District 28 AZ State Senator Paula Aboud, TUSD administers, LitCo board members and friends new and old. It is this kind of community […]
Thank you for a fabulous 1st Annual Rally for Literacy!
The official kick-off for Literacy Connects was held on October 1st in downtown Tucson. The rally celebrated the unprecedented steps taken by five literacy organizations to merge and create one strong voice to connect individuals, families, businesses and the community to dynamic literacy programs and services throughout Southern Arizona. The Tucson Festival of Books presented […]
