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Joses Jernigan, Kiwanis Club Secretary, presented Dot Watson and The Literacy Council, with a donation of funds made possible by proceeds from the 41A Music Festival.
Dot Watson, founder of The BOOK SHELF, a used bookstore, spoke on the importance of the Literacy Council which benefits Adult Education in Coffee County, and how The Book Shelf helps to fund it.
Let’s all support literacy!
ANNOUNCEMENT **********************
The BOOK SHELF in Northgate Mall is closing temporarily until further notice. We will announce the re-opening once we are settled. We cannot accept donations nor sell books at this time.
Thanks to our patrons for shopping with us, especially during this past year, and a special thank you to Northgate Mall for generously providing us with a space for our store. We will re-open as soon as possible in a different location.
We appreciate your patience during this time.
On Thursday, Sept 17, several representatives of the Tullahoma chapter of DAR recognized Constitution Week with a bell-ringing ceremony at 10 a.m. at City Hall. Mayor Ray Knowis and State Senator Janice Bowling also participated. Regent Emily Thoma presented Dot Watson with several state awards associated with literacy.
In 1990, the high school dropout rate for Dolly Parton's hometown of Sevierville Tennessee was at 34% (Research shows that most kids make up their minds in fifth/sixth grade not to graduate). That year, all fifth and sixth graders from Sevierville were invited by Parton to attend an assembly at Dollywood. They were asked to pick a buddy, and if both students completed high school, Dolly Parton would personally hand them each a $500 check on their graduation day. As a result, the dropout rate for those classes fell to 6%, and has generally retained that average to this day.
Shortly after the success of The Buddy Program, Parton learned in dealing with teachers from the school district that problems in education often begin during first grade when kids are at different developmental levels. That year The Dollywood Foundation paid the salaries for additional teachers assistants in every first grade class for the next 2 years, under the agreement that if the program worked, the school system would effectively adopt and fund the program after the trial period.
During the same period, Parton founded the Imagination Library in 1995: The idea being that children from her rural hometown and low-income families often start school at a disadvantage and as a result, will be unfairly compared to their peers for the rest of their lives, effectively encouraging them not to pursue higher education. The objective of the Imagination library was that every child in Sevier County would receive one book, every month, mailed and addressed to the child, from the day they were born until the day they started kindergarten, 100% free of charge. What began as a hometown initiative now serves children in all 50 states, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, mailing thousands of free books to children around the world monthly.
On March 1, 2018 Parton donated her 100 millionth book at the Library of Congress: a copy of "Coat of Many Colors" dedicated to her father, who never learned to read or write.
-Erick Moore
January, 2020
The Literacy Council voted Monday to close The Book Shelf until March 30th as a precaution against the Coronavirus.
The council members will re-evaluate the situation on March 25th to allow time to make whatever adjustments need to be done to open or remain closed.
We want both our patrons and volunteers to be safe and wish only the best for everyone! Please take all precautions for your family’s health! We will keep you posted moving forward.
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Let the March winds blow you into
🍀 THE BOOK SHELF 🍀
to find a good read for those windy days
and Spring storms when you need to hunker
down and stay inside.
We have every genre imaginable!!!
Northgate Mall, Tullahoma
Monday-Saturday
931-842-0373
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Called meeting to discuss some important financial matters!
The new bookshelves in the Coffee County Jail are full of books already! The Highland Rim Woodworkers constructed them and the inmates painted them. The Literacy Council and The Book Shelf have been supportive of this project! The person who is acting as the librarian right now is doing a great job!
Just a friendly reminder of The Book Shelf’s donation guidelines!
“We want to be as accommodating as possible, but it comes down to space and salability of the items we accept! Thanks to our loyal customers, we have been able to contribute to The Literacy Council’s educational programs and the entire community!”
Linda Moss Mines, speaker at the September meeting of the Tullahoma DAR, was presented with a book that was purchased from The Book Shelf in Northgate Mall. A signed copy of Jacksonland by Steve Innskeep was an appropriate gift, as the theme of her speech was the Constitution and the book concerns a Constitutional crisis in our history. Ms Mines seemed thrilled with the well-chosen gift!
SO true!
On this extremely hot afternoon, the Storybook Trail at Lannom Library is deserted. When the weather turns a little cooler, stop by and read a children’s book one page at a time! This trail is a joint venture of the Literacy Council, the Coffee County Library, and the UT Extension Office.
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