From WBGU-TV PUBLIC TELEVISION
Representatives from WBGU-PBS recently met with officials from the Wood County District Public Library to donate books for the inmates at the Wood County Justice Center. Officials from the library oversee reading materials used at the center.
This follows a year-long initiative by PBS called “The Great American Read.” As part of this program, which encouraged literacy, the general public was able to vote via social media for their all-time favorite works of fiction. The books given to the center were among the top 100 books chosen by voters as the best of all time.
“After ‘The Great American Read,’ we had a great collection of books and were looking for a good use for them. Longtime WBGU member Dolores Black, had the perfect suggestion – let’s donate them to the center,” said Tina Simon, WBGU-PBS General Manager. Dolores has worked at the justice center for many years.
“We were so glad that the station thought of the justice center library,” said Michele Raine, assistant director of the Wood County District Public Library. “They are helping us to create positive reading experiences there.”
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