Texas Bluebonnet Award                                            Reading Program

The Texas Bluebonnet Award reading program was established in 1979 to encourage Texas Children to read more books, explore a variety of current books, develop powers of discrimination, and identify their favorite books.  The award process provides librarians, teachers, parents, and writers with insight into young students' reading preferences.  It further affords an opportunity to honor and encourage imaginative authors who create books with high appeal to children.

The award program is a project of the Texas Library Association and is cosponsored by the Children's Round Table and the Texas Association of School Librarians, two units within TLA.  The Committee - comprised of 11 members - is charged with responsibility for administration of the TBA reading program.  Following recommendations made by the chair of each sponsoring unit, committee members are appointed by the president of TLA.

Beth Franke, Bishop CISD Librarian, is one of three new members of the committee.  She will serve for three years.