New books on library shelves soon thanks to Texas Book Festival grants

New additions to the African American and Urban Fiction collection at the Dallas Central Library and new children’s English and Spanish books at the White Rock Hills Branch Library will be on the shelves Aug. 31. The new titles are funded through enhancement grants from the Texas Book Festival.

New titles coming to the Central Library’s third floor Humanities division/location include:

The Cartel Series by Ashley & Jaquavis
Street Dreams by K’wan
Sister, Sister by Eric Jerome Dickey
No Disrespect by Sister Souljah
Just Say No by Omar Tyree
Hoodwives & Real Wifeys by Meesha Mink
Murdergram by Nisa Santiago
Honor Thy Thug by Wahida Clark
Prada Plan Series by Ashley Antoinette

New titles coming to the White Rock Hills Branch Library include:

Splish, Splash, Baby! by Karen Katz
Llama Llama Sand & Sun by Anna Dewdney
Are You a Cow? By Sandra Boynton
Demolicion by Sally Sutton
En el Parvulario / Nursery by Ruth Redford
El Arco Iris by Fiona Land

Texas libraries apply to the Texas Book Festival for grants every year to update and increase book collections. This year the Festival is distributing funds up to $2,500 to 34 libraries. Since its founding, the Festival has contributed more than $2.7 million in grants to more than 600 Texas public libraries.

Visit www.texasbookfestival.org for more information and join the conversation using the hashtag #txbookfest on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @texasbookfest.