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Read Across America Library Books Awards

The $5,000 awards listed below help public schools serving economically disadvantaged students purchase books for school libraries. The foundation makes these awards on behalf of the National Education Association. The Read Across America Library Books Awards are made possible with generous support from Warner Bros., Inc., as part of the Polar Express Reading Challenge.

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ALABAMA

E. T. Belsaw Mt. Vernon School, Mt. Vernon
Lead applicant: Teresa Burton, Library Media Specialist

Greensboro East High School, Greensboro
Lead applicant: Sharon White, Teacher

ALASKA

Bethel Youth Facility (Ayagyuat Elitnaurviat), Bethel
Lead applicant: Cheri Chartier, Teacher

Z. J. Williams Memorial School, Napaskiak
Lead applicant: Jennifer Coughlin, Teacher

ARIZONA

Pecan Grove Elementary School, Yuma
Lead applicant: Karen Gilliland, Librarian

ARKANSAS

Baseline Elementary School, Little Rock
Lead applicant: Catherine Koehler, Library Media Specialist

Harris Elementary Health and Science Specialty School, North Little Rock
Lead applicant: Linda West, Media Specialist

CALIFORNIA

Anderson Elementary School, Compton
Lead applicant: Pamela Garrett, Teacher

Bunche Elementary School, Carson
Lead applicant: Amber Young, Teacher

Carver Elementary School, Los Angeles
Lead applicant: Dorine Brooks, Teacher

Stephen C. Foster Elementary School, Compton
Lead applicant: Craig Hardesty, Teacher

Juvenile Court Schools, San Bernardino
Lead applicant: Jane Guttman, Library Media Teacher

McKinley Elementary School, Compton
Lead applicant: Lorena Sire, Teacher

COLORADO

Del Pueblo Elementary School, Denver
Lead applicant: Carla Callahan, Special Education Teacher

FLORIDA

Collier County Public Schools Alternative Program, Naples
Lead applicant: Dorothy Giles, Paraprofessional

Grand Avenue Elementary School, Orlando
Lead applicant: Gail Przeclawski, Media Specialist

Turie T. Small Elementary School, Daytona Beach
Lead applicant: Debra Woody, Media Specialist

GEORGIA

Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School, Athens
Lead applicant: Sherry Camp, Paraprofessional

Knollwood Elementary School, Decatur
Lead applicant: Mary Nevil, Library Media Specialist

Joseph R. Lamar Elementary School, Augusta
Lead applicant: Dr. Marion E. Chapman, Media Specialist

INDIANA

J. M. Culver Elementary School, Evansville
Lead applicant: Mindy Matthews, Teacher

Starr Elementary School, Richmond
Lead applicant: Phyllis Eloff, Teacher

LOUISIANA

South Crowley School, Crowley
Lead applicant: Mona Seilhan Dore, Librarian

MASSACHUSETTS

Snug Harbor Community School, Quincy
Lead applicant: Margaret A. O’Neill, Media Specialist

MICHIGAN

Children’s Village School, Pontiac
Lead applicant: Jeanne Louise Gaff, Title I Teacher

MISSISSIPPI

Beatrice Fulwiler Elementary School, Greenville
Lead applicant: Marie Wallace, Literacy Coach

West Bolivar School District High School, Rosedale
Lead applicant: Vivian P. Taylor, Teacher

NEBRASKA

Santee Community School, Niobrara
Lead applicant: Debra Tingelhoff, Literacy Coordinator

NEW JERSEY

Bradley Elementary School, Asbury Park
Lead applicant: Amanda Napolitani, Literacy Facilitator

NORTH CAROLINA

Oak Hill Elementary School, High Point
Lead applicant: Tina Caudell, Title I Teacher

OKLAHOMA

Leo C. Mayfield Middle School, Oklahoma City
Lead applicant: Regina S. Hartley, Library Media Specialist

TENNESSEE

Manassas High School, Memphis
Lead applicant: LaTonya Renee Taylor, Librarian

Northwest Elementary School, Newport
Lead applicant: Penny Ervin, Librarian

TEXAS

Epps Island Elementary School, Houston
Lead applicant: Peggy Lobato, Teacher

A. M. Ochoa Elementary School, Donna
Lead applicant: Dulce M. Castillo, Teacher

WEST VIRGINIA

Ceres Elementary School, Bluefield
Lead applicant: Robin L. Beamer, Library Media Specialist