★ CELEBRATING NATIONAL LIBRARY APPRECIATION WEEK ★
2021 LIBRARY DISPLAY SHOWCASE
With more than 70 library display submissions, we were blown away by the creativity and inventiveness shown by our library community. We would like to congratulate each and every one of the participants this year!
Below is a showcase of all the amazing work you’ve submitted and our prize winners!
READ THE ACCOMPANYING BLOG ARTICLE.
★ BOOK DISPLAY ★
★ BOOK DISPLAY ★
CATEGORY PRIZE WINNER
Kirsten McFarlandHillcrest High School, Springfield, Missouri
Kirsten wowed us with her seasonal displays and her creative use of stacking books!
★★★
RUNNERS-UP
Cheri Aul
Barbara S. Ponce Public Library
Pinellas Park, Florida
Kristine Staniec
Satellite High School (Brevard Schools)
Satellite Beach, Florida
Nina Canales
Hillcrest High School
Dallas, Texas
ay Dela Cruz
Queens Public Library
New York, New York
Brwyn Griffin
Jefferson County Library
Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington
Linda Kennedy
Katherine L. Albiani Middle School
Elk Grove, California
★ WALL DISPLAY ★
★ Wall DISPLAY ★
CATEGORY PRIZE WINNER
Elise Rainey
Paisley County Library, Paisley, Florida
We were incredibly impressed by Elise’s ability to transform her library into a completely immersive experience!
★★★
RUNNERS-UP
Susanne Whitehouse
Algonkian Elementary School's Library
Sterling, Virginia
Ashley Porter
Moorhead Junior High School
Conroe, Texas
Jeanette Dorn
Lincoln Northeast High School
Lincoln, Nebraska
Karen Smith
Martha Puckett Middle School
Jesup, Georgia
Leah Tag
Fisher Elementary School
Lynden, Washington
Dawn Fitzpatrick
ACES Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School
Hamden, Connecticut
★ VIRTUAL DISPLAY ★
★ VIRTUAL DISPLAY ★
CATEGORY PRIZE WINNER
Celia Muniz
Harlingen High School, Harlingen, Texas
We Love How Celia Created A Comfortable Virtual Hangout For Her Harlingen Students During Covid-19 Restrictions.
★★★
RUNNERS-UP
Jordyn Horner
Karns Middle School
Knoxville, Tennessee
Carla Bosco
Stone Ridge School/School of the Sacred Heart
Bethesda, Maryland
Eileen Chi
Gabrielino High School
San Gabriel, California
Kristine M. Woods
Bellevue Public Library
Bellevue, Nebraska
Sara Frazierspan
Donegal High School
Mount Joy, Pennsylvania
Jimna Carbone
Benjamin Franklin High School
Los Angeles, California
★ WINDOW DISPLAY ★
★ WINDOW DISPLAY ★
CATEGORY PRIZE WINNER
Julie McGary
Bolin Elementary, Allen, Texas
Julie “Uplifted” Our Spirits With Great Use Of Typography And Crafted Amazing Flying Machines Out Of Paper Maps!
★★★
RUNNERS-UP
Mary Alvarez/Fawn Russell
San Benito County Free Library
Hollister, California
Alma R. McDermott
Lake Trafford Elementary
Immokalee, Florida
Kimberly Heuer
Palmer Lake Elementary
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
Sonja Eads
Maysville Community and Technical College Library
Maysville, Kentucky
Karyn Lewis
Memorial Parkway Junior High School
Katy, Texas
Tammy Gossbr
Missouri City Middle School
Missouri City, Texas
“Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life. Libraries change lives for the better.”
― Sidney Sheldon
(1917–2007, American writer and producer)
HONORABLE MENTIONS
John Wiehn
Prospect Public Library
Connecticut
Jamie Gregory
Christ Church Episcopal School
South Carolina
Christine Bairos
Old Saybrook Senior High School
Connecticut
Pam Harrison
Apache Junction Public Library
Arizona
Rachel Donohue
Gloucester City High School
New Jersey
Frankie Arata
Vista Del Lago High School
California
Karen Cavin
Elizabeth S. Parker Memorial Library (Albemarle Regional Library)
North Carolina
Matthew Cooper
Clermont County Public Library
Ohio
Sophia L. Skinner
Missouri State University–West Plains, Garnett Library
Missouri
Rosemary Wynott
Bradford County Library
Pennsylvania
Gina Stephens
Wake County Government
North Carolina
Melody Ellison
Fort Worth Independent School District
Texas
Brenda Faithful
Halifax County Library
North Carolina
Rachel Bradley
St. John the Apostle Catholic School
Texas
Zebulon Price
KIPP Delta Elementary Literacy Academy
Arkansas
Barbara Valdes
Halifax County Library
North Carolina
Lindsay Bugas
Johnson Jr. High School
Wyoming
Dennis Edelen
Miami Dade College Kendall Campus
Florida
Alli Chase
Alice Baker Library
Wisconsin
Amanda Workman
Parkwood Elementary
Washington
Shauna Wheaton
Mount Whitney High School
California
Margaret Simon
Shaker Heights Public Library
Ohio
Catherine A. Lee
Cape Fear Community College
North Carolina
Lelia Higgins
Windermere Branch Library
Florida
Veronica M. Sanchez
Scott Middle School
Indiana
Kim Hooper
Santa FE Unit School
Tennessee
Monica (Thompson) Alston
Perry Memorial Library
North Carolina
Lisa Rhine
Baechtel Grove Middle School
California
Amy Bernard
Iberia Parish Library
Louisiana
Sandra Rockett
Gorham High School
Maine
Sangeeta Kumar
South Suburban College
Illinois
Melissa Ardis
West Mecklenburg High
North Carolina
Robin Burns
Salisbury High School
Pennsylvania
Sarah Borgnis-Tobin
Henry Carter Hull Library
Connecticut
Kim M. Smith Brown
North Reading High School
Massachusetts
Karissa Schroder
Bellevue West High School
Nebraska
Nathan Cotter
Greenman Elementary School
Illinois
Kimili Roberts
The Aquinas Institute of Rochester
New York
Helen Yamamoto
Wake County Government
North Carolina
Urmila Das
Wake County Government
North Carolina
Amber Carver
Person County Public Library
North Carolina
Linda Liddle
Webster Public Library
New York
Jessica Silva
Taylorsville High School
Utah
Kimili Roberts
The Aquinas Institute of Rochester
New York
Urmila Das
Wake County Government
North Carolina
Urmila Das
Wake County Government
North Carolina
Urmila Das
Wake County Government
North Carolina
Linda Liddle
Webster Public Library
New York
Keep celebrating with us! Check out what else we have in store for our 80th Anniversary. And thank you for being a part of it!