Make My Mark Bookmark Contest Winners

Our mailbox has never been so colorful. We appreciate the students who entered the Make My Mark summer bookmark contest. The tributes to their favorite stories took creativity and imagination to new heights. Our judges had a difficult time choosing the winners. Congratulations to the first place winners in each category.

  • Ellen Shelton (age 11, Elementary), Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
  • Owen Wilson (age 12, Middle School), Legend of the Giant Panda by A. B. Curtiss
  • Cora Weems (age 16, High School), The Spider and the Fly by Mary Howit
  • McKayla Cavanagh (University of South Carolina) The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.

Thanks for making this year's contest such a huge success.

Upcoming Event

Len Lawson phot and the cover of his book, New Names for Stars.

Speaker at the Center Presents Len Lawson, Poet and Author

June 16, 2026, 6:00 PM

Please join us for our next Speaker at the Center talk on June 16th at 6:00 for our talk with Len Lawson, Poet and Author of New Names for Stars, accompanied by Miho Kinnas and Kathleen Nalley. Len Lawson is the winner of the Lit Fox Award (Lit Fox Books, 2026). He will be joined by Japanese poet Miho Kinnas and author Kathleen Nalley in reading selections from his newest release.