Before the close of school, library-media specialists in Transylvania County’s elementary and middle schools received $27,000 worth of new books earmarked for distribution to students. Titles varied by the ages of the students for whom they were intended. Middle school titles included Peter Pan in Scarlet by Geraldine McCaughrean, Miracle on 49th Street by Mike Lupica, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling, Anacaona by Edwidge Danticat, and Book Without Words by Avi.
First Book, a nonprofit organization that seeks to bring books into the hands of children-especially those from low-income families, and Communities in Schools of North Carolina have a long-standing partnership to provide these books to schools for distribution to students. Their only rule is that the books must be given to students at no charge. Transylvania County received enough books to give every elementary and middle grade student one book each.
The program also sponsored Miss North Carolina’s visit to Rosman Middle and Rosman High schools last February. At that time she promoted the value of reading in her talk with students and presented each of these schools’ libraries with a number of age-appropriate titles.
Brevard Middle School library-media specialist Kristy Bryson staged a party at which the highlight was the book give-away. She served snacks and also provided students with a handout listing safe sites for students who are interested in publishing their creative writing. Most students who took part in the free book distribution had also participated in the first annual BMS Creative Writing Contest earlier this school year.
Published Wednesday, June 18, 2008
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seenoevilonline // June 18, 2008 at 5:14 pm |
This is SO GREAT to hear!