Manatee County issued the following announcement on Sept. 9.
More than 50,000 public-school students will now have access to one million book, 2,000 periodicals, and over 150 newspapers under the All-Access Pass program.
In a video announcement being distributed on social media today at 10 a.m., Superintendent Cynthia Saunders and County Administrator Dr. Scott Hopes hailed the new partnership between the School District and Public Library System as another community-wide step toward enhancing reading and learning opportunities for the young families of Manatee County.
The video will be shared at 10 a.m. on the Facebook pages of the School District of Manatee County, Manatee County Government and Manatee Libraries.
Original source can be found here.