Last Thursday, the Marin Literacy Program shut its doors in Point Reyes Station. Citing a lack of state, county and private funding, as well as a shift in demographics and an increase in other literacy organizations in Marin County, executive director Robin Carpenter decided it was time to shelve the project.
The Marin Literacy Program started in 1985 as a joint venture between the San Rafael Public Library and Marin County Free Library systems. But…