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In the 1990s Wigtown became Scotland's "book town". However, in contrast to Hay-on-Wye, Wigtown's status as a book town was planned, in order to regenerate a very depressed town (the main employers, the creamery and distillery, having closed in the 1990s), although the distillery has now re-opened and is distilling its own malt whisky. There ...
The 25-by-52-square-foot space functioned as a library, and a garage was constructed for the bookmobile. Three months after the library opened, 4,000 books had been received and processed by Director Elizabeth Hage and her staff of three. The library continued to grow, registering 643 patrons by August of that year.
In 2007, the Wigtown Festival Company became a registered charity. [7] In 2013, there were 7500 visitors to the festival, more than half of which were from outside Dumfries and Galloway. [8] A report commissioned by the Wigtown Festival Company in 2013 estimated that the festival contributed £2 million to the regional economy each year.
The Iowa Department of Education will hand out 100,000 book packs — 1 million books in all — to first grade students this winter. The Iowa Department of Education will hand out 100,000 book ...
The publication was an attempt by the organization to document all Iowa authors and their writing starting from 1880 to 1918. [1] The book contains a list of around 1,000 authors from Iowa. Marple added magazine writers, short story authors, and Iowa Press and Authors' Club members to the book.
Parents and community members filed 100 challenges to books in Iowa schools between August 2020 and May 2023, according to data gleaned from a statewide records request.
The book is split into two sections: 'East' and 'West', the former part being considerably longer than the latter. These sections correspond to two separate journeys made in the autumn of 1987 and spring of 1988. The first section covers the Midwest, the Deep South, the East Coast and New England, before returning to Des Moines.
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