Fort Worth Public Library reports record summer-reading participation and expanded literacy programming
Library staff reported nearly 6,000 registrations and roughly 5.8 million minutes read during the summer reading challenge, with increases in early-childhood and Spanish-language participation, and previewed fall literacy programs including a college and trade fair.
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A library presenter (identified in the meeting as Shanna) told the CDC the Fort Worth Public Library’s summer reading effort saw substantial gains in 2026, with a kickoff event at Trinity Park that drew nearly 1,400 people and a minutes-based challenge that recorded just under 6,000 registrations.
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