Provided by Prince William Public Library System
The Prince William Public Library System (PWPLS) is proud to announce the receipt by the Friends of the Montclair Community Library of an award for $5,000 from the Best Buy Foundation Community Grant Program.
This is a joint effort between the Friends of the Montclair Community Library, Prince William Public Library System and Forest Park High School, developed by Ursula Juarez-Wall, a librarian at PWPLS, and Eva Newton, a librarian at Fairfax County Public Library, advancing a Young Adult Digital Book Trailer contest as part of their Virginia Library Leadership Academy project.
“Nothing pleases me more than to see my staff motivate from within the organization and succeed on not only receiving funding, but also developing community partnerships and working with our teen audience,” said Deborah Wright, PWPLS Acting Library Director.
Student volunteers in grades 9-12 will select a young adult book they have read, then create and produce a digital book trailer that will inspire others to read the book. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. Volunteer applications are due November 30, 2016 with the book trailer due January 7, 2017 for those enrolled in the program.
The funding for this project came from a Best Buy Foundation “Ignites Teen Potential through Technology” grant. The mission of the grant is to provide teens with places and opportunities to develop technology skills that will inspire future education and career choices. In October, Best Buy awarded $5,000.00 to support this project. Funds will be used to procure additional equipment and software for the Montclair Community Library’s Digital Media Lab and Central Community Library, student meetings, contest prizes, teen programs, and a project finale celebration.
