Below are photos from the November 2, 2007 launch of the Adolescent Readers Initiative.  As a major partner in this initiative with First Book and the U.S. Department of Education, Townsend Press has provided 520,000 free, new books to schools, libraries, and community groups serving low-income students across the country.

U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings and Texas Commissioner of Education Robert Scott introduce the 2007 Adolescent Readers Initiative at Webb Middle School in Austin, Texas. Before them is a display of donated Townsend Press books.