Childhood Literacy

ID: 787 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University
This file appears in: Waco Public Library
Childhood Literacy

Although the Carnegie Library served all age groups the children's area was usually the most active. It contained services such as a simplified library catalog, a picture file, and a "Map of Library Treasure" which invited children to explore nonfiction resources in the library.

This file appears in: Waco Public Library

By Amanda Sawyer
In the late nineteenth century, Waco became known as the “Athens of Texas” due to the several colleges and classical schools, eight newspapers, and scores of well-known politicians and writers located there. Despite this reputation for quality…