This Year’s National Book Fund Recipients Announced
This year’s National Book Fund cycle awarded more than $72,000 worth of instructional materials to 39 adult literacy organizations in the US and Canada.
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This year’s National Book Fund cycle awarded more than $72,000 worth of instructional materials to 39 adult literacy organizations in the US and Canada.
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