Special Library Supports "Reading Capital of the World" Effort.(Tifton, Georgia)(Brief Article)

From: Information Outlook | Date: February 1, 2001 | Copyright information

Residents (primarily children) of Tifton, Georgia, have amassed over one million points in three years using the Advantage Learning Systems, Inc. "Accelerated Reader Program" and have proclaimed Tifton as the "Reading Capital of the World." For a nine-week period adults were allowed to read books and take tests as well an...

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