Help me give my students new books from the last couple of years, including the 2024-2025 American Library Association Youth Media Award Winner Books!
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Stith's classroom raised $307
This project is fully funded
My Project
Our library has been neglected and overlooked for many years and is in desperate need of updating. The average age of our collection is 1984, and with your help, I want to bring our collection into the 21st century! The students have been super excited about the updates to the library and the collection and are flocking to this space during free periods and after school, but much of our collection is out of date and doesn't reflect current history or the experiences of the students in my school. (We had books that still had Jimmy Carter as President!) Our students are from all over Baltimore and many commute across the city in order to attend this school for one of the 22 vocational and technical career pathways that we offer. We are the largest high school in the city and serve a diverse student population, including students from multiple linguistic, ethnic, religious, and socio-economic backgrounds.
These materials will help to continue to update the collection and make it more relevant and interesting to the students, as well as demonstrate that we value their identities and experiences.
Almost all of these books are award winners and have won awards within the last two years. Adding them to the library will not only modernize our collection, it will also support our students in reading more contemporary and engaging works.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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