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You can show your support of Texas public libraries wherever
you drive!
Show your support of public libraries by purchasing the Texas
Reads specialty license plate. The proceeds of the sale of this
plate fund grants for reading programs in Texas public libraries.
Illiteracy is still a major problem in Texas. Texas libraries,
along with the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, are fighting
illiteracy through outreach, tutoring, ESL and GED courses, and
other programs that reach the entire community. Help our libraries
do even more to improve literacy and to spread the joy of reading
among Texans. When you buy a Texas Reads license plate, $22 of the
$30 fee goes into the Texas Reads account. The Texas State Library
and Archives Commission then makes grants available to public libraries
for the purpose of implementing reading programs.
Just like regular or other specialty license plates for cars or
light trucks, the Texas Reads plates are purchased from each
county's tax assessor-collector. Expect your new plates to arrive
at the county tax office in about two weeks. It's easy!
Public libraries are invited to apply for a Texas Reads
grant. The Texas State Library and Archives Commission will award
$15,000 this year. Click
here for application guidelines, deadlines and additional information.
The Tocker Foundation provided the initial start-up fee to jump
start the production of the new plates. The Texas State Library
and Archives Commission and public libraries throughout the state
extend their gratitude to the Tocker Foundation. In addition, the
Friends of Libraries & Archives of Texas have provided valuable
assistance.
Order your Texas Reads specialty license plate today, and help
get more people reading within your community. Libraries are our
license to read!
Thank you for supporting public libraries!
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