{"id":30614,"date":"2016-05-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/news\/childrens-collection-growing-at-tarleton-fort-worths-texan-hall-library\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T10:22:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T15:22:45","slug":"childrens-collection-growing-at-tarleton-fort-worths-texan-hall-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/childrens-collection-growing-at-tarleton-fort-worths-texan-hall-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Children’s collection growing at Tarleton-Fort Worth’s Texan Hall Library"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Texan Hall Library Opens at Tarleton-Fort Worth<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, May 18, 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FORT WORTH, Texas\u2014Thanks to generous donations from several groups and individuals, students earning a master\u2019s degree in Curriculum and Instruction or a bachelor\u2019s in Interdisciplinary Studies at Tarleton-Fort Worth now have access to more than a thousand children\u2019s books at the center\u2019s Texan Hall Library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Access to a high-quality children\u2019s collection helps Tarleton students identify and select appropriate literature of all genres for use in elementary and middle school classrooms. Students use the books to design literature-based lessons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are extremely grateful for the support of the community and thank everyone who\u2019s made a donation to Texan Hall Library,\u201d said Dr. Melissa Becker, professor and coordinator of Tarleton\u2019s Curriculum and Instruction Program. \u201cHaving so many books available at our Tarleton-Fort Worth home makes it easier for students to complete class assignments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tarleton-Fort Worth<\/a> is located in the Hickman Building at 6777 Camp Bowe Blvd., with a new campus planned along the Chisolm Trail Parkway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The growing children\u2019s literature collection includes Caldecott, Newberry and Coretta Scott King award-winning books. In addition to general children\u2019s literature, the collection includes poetry, history, biographical works and juvenile novels as well as books that promote disability and cultural awareness and help children cope with death, dying and divorce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Longstanding favorites include Shel Silverstein\u2019s \u201cThe Giving Tree\u201d and Maurice Sendak\u2019s \u201cWhere the Wild Things Are.\u201d Other books include  \u201cA Year Down Under\u201d by Richard Peck, \u201cA Ball for Daisy\u201d by Chris Raschka and \u201cLon Po Po: A Red Riding Hood Story from China\u201d by Ed Young.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To donate new or gently-used books to Texan Hall Library, call Tarleton Librarian Lisa Wan at 817-717-3315.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tarleton, a member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven educational experience marked by academic innovation and exemplary service, and dedicated to transforming students into tomorrow\u2019s professional leaders. With campuses in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian and online, Tarleton engages with its communities to provide real-world learning experiences and to address societal needs while maintaining its core values of integrity, leadership, tradition, civility, excellence and service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Contact: Lisa Wan, Reference and Instruction Librarian
817-717-3315
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