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Peer reviewedCottar, Betty; Hansen, Joanne – Educational Leadership, 1995
To help the community encourage reading, a Texas elementary school's community involvement committee established a children's lending library in a nearby rent-subsidized apartment complex. Several thousand books were donated over a two-week period, hours have been extended, and teachers and staff generously donate time and expertise to manage the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Libraries, Reading Strategies, Recreational Reading
