Last night, Wordspace hosted a discussion at the Half Price Books on Northwest Highway. This event was in conjunction with the Big Read and Wordspace’s OffWorld science fiction readers’ club. The theme revolved around “growing up with science fiction.” Charles Dee Mitchell moderated the panel with Jerome Weeks (KERA radio producer and friend of books), Ken Ruffin (president of the…
Meet Kendell Long, at 15-year-old 10th grader at the Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy. We met Long during a tour of his school. We told him about The Big Read, and asked if he’d like to blog for us. He not only said yes, but set up a schedule, and got to work immediately. Long does it all—he’s the president…
Meet Kendell Long, at 15-year-old 10th grader at the Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy. We met Long during a tour of his school. We told him about The Big Read, and asked if he’d like to blog for us. He not only said yes, but set up a schedule, and got to work immediately. Long does it all—he’s the president…
Today, we distributed copies of Fahrenheit 451 to the ninth and tenth graders at Trinidad Garza Early College High School. It was a great event. Mountain View College President Felix Zamora gave a few opening remarks, as well as Trini Garza principal Dr. Janice Lombardi. Dallas City Council member Delia Jasso was our keynote speaker. Best of all, the school’s…
To celebrate The Big Read book distribution, Trinidad Garza Early College High School is hosting a kick-off event on Friday, March 15th. Dallas City Councilmember Delia Jasso will be speaking, along with Principal Janice Lombardi and D Academy member David Hopkins. Trinidad Garza’s step team will perform a specially prepared routine inspired by Fahrenheit 451. The event will be held…
One of the most exciting aspects of The Big Read Dallas is our work with ninth and tenth graders at Dallas ISD. We’re excited to provide each of the students a copy of the book. While we’re excited about it, we weren’t sure if the kids would be. So we started meeting with principals, teachers, and librarians at all…
News of a free federal financial aid seminar just landed in my inbox via Dallas nonprofit Education Is Freedom. Since I spent this morning at Seagoville High School, I’ve got this sort of thing on the brain. If you know a college-age student (or the parents of one) who could use assistance filling out all those confusing financial forms, such…
I’m constantly amazed by what an impact Ray Bradbury had on people. I love telling people that we’re going to read Fahrenheit 451 together because I love to see their reactions. Bradbury and his work changed so many lives. One of those lives he changed is author R.L. Stine’s. You may have read his Goosebumps series when you were younger….
If you’re as excited about the opening of George W. Bush Presidential Library as I am, you can’t miss this Sunday event. On January 13 at 5 p.m., director Alan C. Lowe will be giving a visual presentation at Highland Park Cafeteria of his mission and plans for the new library on SMU’s campus. A limited number of Presidential Library…