by PRP Group, on 03/05/2024
Wreaths adorned walls at McCollum High School earlier this month as Terrie Sharp, the librarian for the school of 1,500 students, helped pass out snacks at a table set up for making bookmarks.
The books and the craft table are part of an initiative called “Cowboys Read!” The book club aims to spark an interest in reading for students who might be hesitant to pick up books, with the goal of increasing literacy scores, which have concerned educators in districts across the city in recent years.