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Appalachian Literacy Initiative opens storybook trail in Bristol after GELF grant
Summary
Appalachian Literacy Initiative, based in Bristol, Tennessee, cut the ribbon on a new storybook trail funded by a Governor's Early Literacy Foundation grant awarded in October 2024; the nonprofit said the trail will rotate books several times a year and aims to encourage family reading outdoors.
Appalachian Literacy Initiative marked the opening of a new storybook trail in Bristol, Tennessee, after receiving a Governor's Early Literacy Foundation grant that the group said was awarded in October 2024.
The trail is intended to give children and families access to books outdoors and to support early literacy in low-income Appalachian classrooms, the organization's co-founder said during the ribbon-cutting remarks. "Appalachian Literacy Initiative, we started 7 years ago, my, partner Tracy Griffith and…
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