COLA essay contest winners !
COLA asked students to think about the libraries of the future. Here's
what our winning students foresee for the libraries of their generation:
High school:
- Winner: Timothy Clarkin,
home-schooled, from Coventry, RI
Librarian: Laureen Young, West Greenwich
- Runner-up: Hayley Hutchins,
home-schooled, from Hope, RI
Librarian: Becky Hamilton, Hope
Middle School:
- Winner: Victoria D'Agostino,
Scituate Middle School
Teacher: Keith Sanzen, English Teacher
- Runner-up: Ryan Connor,
Pegasus Program at LaSalle Academy
Librarian: Deb Hobday, LaSalle
Our Judges:
- Betty Cotter, managing editor of the South County Independent and
author of the recently-published Roberta's Woods, and
- MaryBeth McGreen, English teacher at Chariho High School and writer.
Thank you very much for your participation and interest.
Joan Retsinas, Chair
The Coalition of Library Advocates
(401) 272-0422
Cola.rhodeisland.chair@gmail.com