Tú Libro 915

El Paso Program Tú Libro Gives
Books to Children Not Served by Libraries
Story by Ramon Renteria / El Paso Times: click here

I really liked this article and wanted to make sure to share it.  Read it a little while ago.  Full article is linked above to the El Paso Times.  Here is a quote from the article by Georgina Perez aka Libro Lady.  Hopefully this inspires the next person that will find it in them to see themselves as a literary activist.  Great story.

"Perez is the founder and inspiration behind Tú Libro, a grassroots effort to collect and distribute free books to children across El Paso County, especially in impoverished rural areas and colonias where libraries often do not exist. "Anywhere there's a kid, there should be books," Perez said. "You cannot have a healthy lifestyle without nutrition or education." Perez became a literacy activist in recent years when she started working with Chicano author Dagoberto Gilb and other educators urging Texas to include Mexican-American literature and culture in the public school curriculum."

For more information: www.tulibro915.com