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Jack Cassidy, professor emeritus at both Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and Millersville University in Pennsylvania, died on Saturday, May 22, after a long-fought battle with cancer. He was 80.
Cassidy was a past president of the International Reading Association (IRA, now the International Literacy Association, ILA) from 1982 to 1983.
As messages poured in following the news of his death, many focused on his stature in intellect, heart, and even physical presence. (In fact, he was so well known for his height that he included it on his curriculum vitae: 6’4.)
What was made clear in all of the tributes was his immense dedication to the profession, to ILA, and to the next
The Collinsville Public Library recently revealed its newly completed childrenâs area.
Collinsville Library Director Jennifer Wilkins said the childrenâs building project began with a donor who wanted to inspire children to read.
What started as an idea, grew to a vision of a space designed specifically for children to enjoy and be able to nurture their reading skills.
âThis exciting project took shape when library board members suggested a switch with the service desk location and the small space designated to children at Collinsville Library,â said Wilkins.
Findings by Donna Celano and Susan B. Neuman, authors and researchers, reveal libraries play a major role in fostering literacy in our nation, particularly among those segments of the populations that need assistance in developing literary skills, such as preschool and elementary school children.