[Press Conference: "HPL Digi-Lit Project Gets $2M Fed Boost"]
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SO GLAD TO BE HERE TODAY IN THIS AMAZING COMMUNITY CENTER TO BE BACK HERE IN THIS AMAZING COMMUNITY CENTER.WHAT A PRIVILEGE IT WAS, UM, JUST EARLIER THIS YEAR FOR ME TO JOIN MAYOR TURNER, UM, AND DR. LAWSON, UH, FOR THE RIBBON CUTTING.
AND, UH, AND TO BE HERE WITH BOTH OF THEM TODAY AS WE HIGHLIGHT THE MORE THAN $2 MILLION THAT CONGRESS IS SENDING TO THE HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY TO EXPAND.
SO, CONGRESS IS SENDING $2 MILLION TO HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY TO EXPAND ITS DIGITAL LITERACY RESOURCES, AND I AM JUST SO PRIVILEGED AND PROUD TO STAND HERE WITH THE LEADERS FOR OUR CITY AND OUR HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY, UM, AND TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE WORK THAT THEY ARE DOING, IN PARTICULAR FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS OUR CITY, AND WHAT THIS INVESTMENT FROM THE CONGRESS AND THESE FEDERAL FUNDS WILL DO TO HELP EXPAND THE GREAT WORK THAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING HERE.
UM, SO I ALSO HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF SHARING A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THEIR PARTNERSHIP MEANS FOR ALE FOR THE SEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT AND FOR THE CITY OF HOUSTON.
LAWSON'S LEADERSHIP OF HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY, OUR LIBRARIES HAVE CONTINUED TO INNOVATE AND CREATE PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE ACROSS THE CITY, INCLUDING THE LEARNING LINK LIBRARY CARD PROGRAM, WHICH ALLOWS STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, INCLUDING A-E-F-I-S-D-H-I-S-D, UM, AND OTHERS TO CHECK OUT BOOKS, USE ONLINE TOOLS, AND ACCESS OTHER SERVICES FOR FREE, ALMOST ANYWHERE, WITH JUST A FEW CLICKS OF A MOUSE OR THE TOUCH OF A SCREEN.
LAST YEAR, I ASKED CONGRESS TO SEND HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN $2 MILLION TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF EBOOKS, STREAMING SERVICES, VIDEOS, AND OTHER DIGITAL RESOURCES FOR EARLY LITERACY PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES K THROUGH 12 THROUGH THE LIBRARY'S DIGIT PROGRAM, WHICH IS AN EXPANSION OF THE LEARNING LINK PROGRAM.
AND IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR, CONGRESS PASSED THE CONSOLIDATED CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT FOR 2023, AND THAT IS THE GOVERNMENT FUNDING BILL THAT FUNDS ALL ESSENTIAL FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INCLUDING HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARIES, YOUTH DIGIT PROJECT, AND PRESIDENT BIDEN SIGNED IT INTO LAW AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, AND NOW THE MONEY IS HERE.
SO, TODAY, AS WE ANNOUNCE THIS IMPORTANT FUNDING AND WHAT IT WILL MEAN, UH, FOR THIS VITAL PROGRAM, I ALSO WANT TO TAKE JUST A MINUTE TO APPRECIATE THE VISION AND LEADERSHIP OF OUR HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY AND OUR MAYOR SYLVESTER TURNER.
UH, INVESTING IN EDUCATION AND INVESTING IN THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY IS VITAL TO THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AND HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY'S PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS IS ESSENTIAL TO MAKING THAT AS SUCCESSFUL AS POSSIBLE, AND IT'S MORE IMPORTANT NOW THAN EVER.
AND THE YOUTH DIGIT PROGRAM WILL SERVE AS A CRITICAL RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS AND THEIR TEACHERS ALLOWING ACCESS TO THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF EDUCATIONAL TOOLS, INCLUDING VIDEOS THAT TEACHERS CAN SHARE IN THEIR CLASSROOMS AND USE IN THE CLASSROOM.
AND IT, IT REALLY IS JUST A MUCH NEEDED PROJECT THAT'S GOING TO HAVE A REAL AND MEANINGFUL IMPACT FOR OUR STUDENTS, FOR THEIR TEACHERS, FOR EDUCATORS, FOR PEOPLE ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY, FOR ANYONE THAT'S LOOKING TO EXPAND THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD AROUND US AND OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD, IT REALLY COULD NOT HAVE BEEN DONE WITHOUT VISION AND LEADERSHIP AND PARTNERSHIP.
AND THAT'S WHAT I FEEL SO LUCKY TO BE A PART OF, A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND MAYOR TURNER, A PARTNERSHIP WITH HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY AND DR. LAWSON, UM, THESE INCREDIBLE LEADERS WHO ARE DEDICATED TO MAKING LIFE BETTER FOR EVERYONE ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY.
SO I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THEIR EFFORTS AND FOR THEIR COLLABORATION, AND IT'S BECAUSE OF COLLABORATION AND ADVOCACY AND CREATIVITY THAT WE ARE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER AT THE LOCAL AND FEDERAL LEVEL
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TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF EVERYONE WHO LIVES HERE, AND TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER FOR THEM AND TO DELIVER THESE RESOURCES FOR OUR COMMUNITY.CONGRESS HAS THE POWER TO ALLOCATE FUNDING TO FURTHER OUR COMMUNITY'S GOALS, AND WE DO THIS IN PARTICULAR IN THIS WAY THROUGH THE COMMUNITY FUNDED PROJECTS PROCESS IN OUR ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS, UH, SOMETHING THAT MANY OF YOU MAY KNOW IS TAKING PLACE RIGHT NOW.
SO I'M SO GLAD TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY'S NEEDS AND TO COME UP WITH, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR COMMUNITY'S LEADERS, THINGS THAT REALLY WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE, AND THEN OBTAIN THAT FROM CONGRESS.
I WAS THRILLED, AND I'M GRATEFUL TO MY COLLEAGUES IN CONGRESS FOR RESPONDING TO OUR NEED AND OUR IDEA TO DO THIS WITH SUCH GENEROSITY.
AND I'M PLEASED TO HAVE, AS YOU MAY BE ABLE TO SEE THIS VERY LARGE CHECK THAT I WILL PRESENT TO THE MAYOR AND DR. LAWSON AFTER WE HEAR FROM THEM, UM, THAT WILL SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY IN REALLY DIRECT AND TANGIBLE WAYS.
AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALL KNOW OUR NEXT SPEAKER HAS DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO, AND PARTICULARLY THE LAST EIGHT YEARS.
HE'S DEDICATED HIMSELF TO THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND TO THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE WITH AN ENERGY AND AN ENTHUSIASM AND AN EFFECTIVENESS THAT IS REALLY UNMATCHED.
SO IT IS MY PRIVILEGE, MY HONOR, AND MY GREAT PRIDE TO BE ABLE TO INTRODUCE MAYOR SYLVESTER TURNER AND TO THANK HIM AS A HOUSTONIAN FOR EVERYTHING THAT HE HAS DONE FOR OUR CITY.
LOOK, LET ME, LET ME START OFF BY TAKING THIS, UM, THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK, UH, THE CONGRESSWOMAN, UH, LIZZIE FLETCHER OF THE SEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, UH, FOR HER GENEROSITY.
IT WAS IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, UH, THAT WE CUT THE RIBBON ON THIS FINE, ON FINE BUILDING.
AND I CAN TELL YOU STATE-OF-THE ART AWARD-WINNING BUILDING, AND, UH, IT WAS AT THAT RIBBON CUTTING.
UH, CONGRESSWOMAN, YOU, YOU MADE MENTION OF THE FACT, UH, THAT YOU WOULD SEEK, UH, FUNDING, UH, FROM, UH, CONGRESS, UH, TO, UH, SUPPLEMENT WHAT WAS TAKING PLACE HERE.
UH, THAT WAS JUST EIGHT MONTHS AGO, AND NOW WE FIND OURSELVES HERE EIGHT MONTHS LATER, UH, WITH CONGRESSWOMAN LIZZIE FLETCHER LIVING UP TO THE PROMISE AND THE COMMITMENT THAT SHE MADE TO THE PEOPLE IN NA LEAF AREA.
AND SO, UH, TODAY IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT WORDS, UH, BUT WHEN YOU'RE GETTING A CHECK FOR $2,000,347, UH, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR LIBRARY, UH, UH, PROGRAM SYSTEM, AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE UTILIZING IT, AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE UTILIZING IT EVERY DAY, UH, DURING THE DAY.
SO PLEASE, UH, ONE MORE TIME, PLEASE GIVE IT UP TO CONGRESSWOMAN LIZZIE FLETCHER.
LOOK, IT'S, IT'S AN HONOR TO BE WITH HER, AND IT'S ALSO EQUALLY AN HONOR TO BE STANDING, UH, UH, WITH THIS, UH, HOW CAN I SAY IT? DR.
RIA LAWSON, WHO'S JUST BEEN, UH, A CHAMPION WHEN IT COMES TO THE, UH, LIBRARY SYSTEM KNOWN NOT ONLY LOCALLY, BUT NATIONALLY FOR HER, FOR HER LEADERSHIP.
SO, DR. LAWSON, LET ME, LET ME THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, UH, FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE AND FOR WHAT YOU CONTINUE TO DO.
UH, ON JANUARY 14TH OF THIS YEAR, AS I STATED, WE OFFICIALLY OPENED THIS FACILITY, UH, AND I, AND I HOPE PEOPLE REMEMBER, UH, WHAT THE CONGRESSWOMAN SAID BACK THEN.
UH, A PROMISE MADE, AND TODAY A PROMISE KEPT.
AND, UH, WE CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH.
YOU CANNOT DO THESE THINGS WITHOUT COLLABORATION.
AND AS YOU ALL VERY WELL KNOW, THIS IS A LARGE CITY.
IT'S THE FOURTH LARGEST CITY IN THE UNITED STATES, AND THE CITY ITSELF DOESN'T HAVE ALL OF THE RESOURCES THAT IT NEEDS IN ORDER TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN OUR CITY AND ESPECIALLY OUR KIDS.
AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, ESPECIALLY OUR KIDS.
SO TODAY'S COLLABORATION, UH, PUTS US IN A BETTER POSITION TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF ALL OF OUR CHILDREN.
NOW, MORE THAN EVER, OUR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS NEED ACCESS TO LITERARY LITERACY RESOURCES.
WE ARE LIVING IN A TIME IN WHICH LIBRARY RESOURCES ARE BECOMING POLITICIZED AND MORE DIFFICULT TO ACCESS.
AND I KNOW FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCESS TO LIBRARY RESOURCES.
IN FACT, I CAN, YOU KNOW, CAN REMEMBER NOT TOO LONG AGO WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL AND HAD TO GIVE A REPORT COMING OFF THE SUMMER OFF OF VACATION, AND THE TEACHER ASKED US TO WRITE A REPORT ON WHAT WE DID FOR THE SUMMER.
WELL, THE REALITY IS, UH, BECAUSE OF, UH, LIMITED FINANCIAL MEANS, AND WHEN A MOM RAISED NINE KIDS BY HERSELF,
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WE DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE FOR THE SUMMER, BUT I COULDN'T WRITE, WE DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE FOR THE SUMMER.SO WHAT DID I DO? I WENT TO A, I WENT TO THE LIBRARY AND I READ THIS BOOK ABOUT THE ALAMO IN SAN ANTONIO.
AND FROM READING THAT BOOK, I WROTE THE REPORT ON WHAT WE DID FOR THE SUMMER.
I WROTE IT AS IF WE WERE THERE.
AND I WILL TELL YOU, I MADE A, UH, AN A PLUS ON THE REPORT.
AND SO THE FOLLOWING WEEK, THE TEACHER THEN CALLED ME UP AND SAID, SYLVESTER, YOUR REPORT WAS SO GOOD.
I WANT YOU TO SHARE IT WITH EVERYBODY ELSE.
PLEASE ELABORATE ON WHAT YOU DID.
WELL, THAT KIND OF CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD,
AND SO I SIMPLY SAID, YOU KNOW, I, I JUST CAN'T TELL YOU ANYMORE.
I MEAN, IT'S, I WROTE DOWN EVERYTHING THAT WE DID.
BUT THE POINT IS, IT WAS THROUGH THE BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY THAT I WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL BEYOND THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH I WAS BORN AND READ.
SO I'M NOT TOO OLD TO REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS LIKE GOING TO A LIBRARY TO CHECK OUT A BOOK, TURN THE PAGES, AND LEARN ABOUT NEW THINGS FROM HISTORY TO SPACE, TRAVEL AND MORE BOOKS TRANSFORM US ALL, IGNITE OUR CREATIVITY, AND TEACH US HOW TO DREAM BIG BY EXPOSING US TO NEW IDEAS.
THIS INVESTMENT TODAY IS AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE.
THIS $2 MILLION PLUS FUNDING WILL ALLOW THE HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY TO DEVELOP A MORE ROBUST DIGITAL LITERACY COLLECTION, ENABLING MORE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIALS FOR THE YOUTH ON THE WEST SIDE OF HOUSTON, OF THE SEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT AND ACROSS THE CITY.
UH, QUITE FRANKLY, IT IS A HUGE INVESTMENT THAT IS BEING MADE THAT WILL OPEN THE PORTALS, THE MINDS OF OUR KIDS AND OTHERS TO A WORLD THAT WE OURSELVES MAY NEVER GET A CHANCE TO SEE.
SO THE HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY WILL BE ABLE TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF EBOOKS, STREAMING VIDEOS, AND OTHER DIGITAL RESOURCES FOR EARLY LITERACY, AS WELL AS GRADES K THROUGH 12.
RIO LAWSON, OF COURSE, WILL BE MORE SPECIFIC, BUT AS THE MAYOR OF CITY OF HOUSTON, THEY MIND, MY STAFF WAS ASKING, MAYOR, CAN YOU MAKE THE TIME, UH, TO, TO ATTEND THIS EVENT? YOU KNOW, WE DO IT FOR, FOR MANY THINGS IN THIS CITY, UH, WHEN WE ARE BUILDING ROADS OR BRIDGES, YOU KNOW, WE WILL TAKE THE TIME TO GO AND VISIT.
BUT OFTENTIMES IT'S NOT THE ROAD OR BRIDGE THAT WILL GET YOU TO YOUR DESTINATION.
IT IS THAT, UH, STIMULATING THE MIND AND CHILDREN AT AN EARLY AGE THAT WILL PUT THEM IN A POSITION TO EITHER DRIVE ACROSS, BIKE ACROSS, WALK ACROSS, OR FLY ACROSS, UH, THESE BRIDGES, THESE ROADS, UH, TO PLACES THAT THEY IN MANY CASES WOULD NOT HAVE SEEN.
SO, TO CONGRESSWOMAN FLETCHER, ON BEHALF OF A LOT OF PEOPLE, LET ME THANK YOU FOR THIS PARTICULAR INVESTMENT, WHICH IS NOT GOING TO JUST, UH, LAST FOR TODAY, BUT FOR MANY OF OUR KIDS WHO TRAVEL THROUGH THIS LI THIS LIBRARY, IT WILL LAST FOR A LIFETIME.
SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN.
NOW, IT'S MY PLEASURE TO BRING FORTH, UH, SOMEONE THAT I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH OVER THE LAST EIGHT YEARS, AND THAT'S DR.
WELL, YOU, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS.
IN TODAY'S WORLD WITH BAND BOOKS AND A DISINVESTMENT IN LIBRARIES IN SOME CASES, UH, THAT HURT OUR KIDS TO HAVE THE SUPPORT OF YOU, CONGRESSWOMAN AND YOU MAYOR, UM, IN LIBRARIES, IT REALLY MEANS SOMETHING.
SO ON BEHALF OF, UH, MY TEAM AT THE HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY, ON BEHALF OF THE MANY CHILDREN THAT THIS GIFT WILL IMPACT, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU.
WOULD YOU HELP ME THANK THESE TWO LEADERS? YES.
I WOULD LIKE, UH, FOR MY TEAM FIRST TO RAISE THEIR HANDS SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THE LEADERSHIP AND THE TEAMWORK.
EVERYBODY'S THRILLED, CONGRESSWOMAN, AND THEY WOULD NOT HAVE MISSED HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME HERE AND TELL YOU THANKS.
UM, I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY WITH A HEART FULL OF GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION AS LIBRARY DIRECTOR, ALONG WITH MY DEDICATED STAFF,
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OUR WONDERFUL LIBRARY CUSTOMERS IN THE HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION.IT'S MY HONOR TO ADDRESS YOU AND CELEBRATE THE POWER OF GIVING AND THE SPIRIT OF GENEROSITY THAT BINDS OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER.
I APPLAUD YOUR GOODWILL AND STEADFAST SUPPORT AS WE CONSIDER THE IMPACT OF THIS DONATION.
IT'S ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES WE CREATE, THE LIVES WE TOUCH, AND THE FUTURES WE SHAPE.
A TESTAMENT TO YOUR STEWARDSHIP AND ADVOCACY IS THIS INNOVATIVE ALE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER THAT STANDS HERE TODAY WITH ITS NEW LIBRARY, ADJACENT TECH LINK, PASSPORT OFFICE, AND PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE PARTS DEPARTMENT SERVING AS A VERY PROUD SERVING, A VERY PROUD AND DIVERSE WEST SIDE COMMUNITY.
THE MAYOR HAS ALREADY SAID THAT IT'S AWARD-WINNING STATE OF THE ART, BUT IT'S A WARM COMMUNITY SPACE.
IF YOU GO DOWNSTAIRS AND SEE THE SENIORS ENGAGED IN THEIR ACTIVITIES, IF YOU GO TO THE WIC CENTER AND SEE THE MOTHERS THAT COME IN, AND THEN YOU SEE THE PEOPLE THAT COME UPSTAIRS AND ENJOY THE SERVICES OF THE LIBRARY, I THINK WE'VE SET A MODEL FOR MANY TO, TO, TO FOLLOW.
AND HELP ME AGAIN, THANK THESE TWO LEADERS THAT HELP MAKE THIS POSSIBLE.
IT IS FITTING THAT FORMER LIBRARY DIRECTOR DAVID HENNING, FOR WHOM THE LIBRARY, A LEAF LIBRARY, IS NAMED, REMARKED EARLIER THIS YEAR WHEN, UH, WE OP OPENED THIS LOCATION.
EVOLUTION OF LIBRARIES HAVE EMBRACED, UH, AS SOCIETY HAS BECOME MORE DIGITAL, AND THE VOLUME OF INFORMATION CONTINUES TO GROW EXPONENTIALLY.
DURING MR. HENNING'S 27 YEAR, 10 TENURE, AS DIRECTOR HBL ENTERED THE DIGITAL AGE, BRINGING THE LIBRARY CATALOG ONLINE AND INSTALLING COMPUTERS AT EVERY LOCATION, THIS INVESTMENT TODAY IN THE LIBRARY WILL CONTINUE TO BE TRANSFORMATIVE IN THE LIVES OF ALL INDIVIDUALS, PARTICULARLY CHILDREN AND YOUTH HERE IN DISTRICT SEVEN AND ACROSS THE CITY, THESE CHILDREN WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS A WIDE ARRAY OF MATERIALS AND ONLINE LEARNING TOOLS.
THIS VERY GENEROUS $2 MILLION INVESTMENT ALLOWS HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY TO EXPAND ITS DIGITAL PREMIER OFFERINGS.
THE LEARNING LINK IS H P'S LIBRARY CARD PROGRAM EXCLUSIVELY FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF IN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
THIS PROGRAM IS A PLEDGE TO LINK STUDENTS TO THE ESSENTIAL RESOURCES THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL, FUTURE CAREERS, AND DAILY LIFE.
HBO BUDGET CURRENTLY LOOKS TO SERVE ALL THESE CHILDREN, BUT THIS INFUSION HELPS US TO SOLIDIFY THAT COMMITMENT TO SERVE CHILDREN, NOT ONLY IN THIS COMMUNITY, BUT ACROSS THE CITY.
HBL CAN EXPAND THE NUMBER OF EBOOKS, STREAMING VIDEOS, AND DIGITAL RESOURCES FOR EARLY LITERACY AND STUDENTS IN GRADE K THROUGH 12, PROVIDED BY TWO RESOURCES, CANOPY.
AND AXIS 360 CANOPY IS A VIDEO STREAMING SERVICE PROVIDING A DIVERSE COLLECTION OF TITLES, INCLUDING CLASSIC FILMS, INDEPENDENT MOVIES, FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILMS, EDUCATIONAL FILMS, FILMS AND DOCUMENTARIES.
AXIS 360 OFFERS ANOTHER DIVERSE COLLECTION OF TITLES, INCLUDING FICTION, NONFICTION, BESTSELLERS, IN A CONVENIENT WAY TO BORROW AND READ EBOOKS AND AUDIOBOOKS.
THIS CRITICAL FUNDING WILL PROVIDE RESOURCES TO HELP CLOSE THE LITERACY GAP THAT RESULTED FROM CHILDREN FALLING BACK AND READING DURING THE PANDEMIC.
FURTHER, THE FUNDING WILL ALLOW FOR ACCESS THOUSANDS OF EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS FOR ALL AGES WITH A LEARNING LINK ON MY LINK LIBRARY CARD CANOPY, AND ACCESS 360 ARE ONLY A CLICK AWAY.
THIS SPECIFIC FUNDING ALLOWS HPL TO INCREASE USAGE OF SUCH RESOURCES.
STUDENTS CAN LEARN AND THRIVE WITH CUSTOMIZABLE LEARNING EXPERIENCES OFFERED THROUGH BOTH THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND THE HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY ARE WELL POSITIONED TO BE THE VANGUARD OF A DI DIGITAL
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LITERACY REVOLUTION THAT WILL NOT LEAVE ANYONE BEHIND.SO, ONCE AGAIN, I WANNA THANK THE CONGRESSWOMAN, LIZZIE FLETCHER, FOR YOUR UNWAVERING GENEROSITY FOR THIS $2 MILLION INVESTMENT IN HOUSTON'S FUTURE, AND TO A MAYOR FOR HIS RELENTLESS SUPPORT OF THE HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY.
CAN WE HAVE THE CHECK NOW? YES.
UH, FIRST, LET'S SEE IF, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US? IF, IF NOT, WE'RE GONNA HAND OVER THE BIG CHECK, LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY.