Houston Public Library awarded $83,200 in grants from state agency

Houston Public Library has been awarded two grants from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, a state government agency that promotes literacy and historical preservation.

According to TSLAC, Houston Public Library applied for a Special Projects Grant to expand social services at its central library, train library professionals and improve service to customers in crisis at all its branches. The Special Projects Grant total is $73,200.

Houston Public Library has also been awarded a Texas Reads grant from TSLAC. Houston Public Library plans to use the grant to support the annual John P. McGovern Summer Reading Program by expanding staff, according to a news release. The Texas Reads Grant total is $10,000.

About the program

These grants are the result of a grant to TSLAC from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, an independent federal agency made to support libraries across the country and promote literacy.

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