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2019 EJK Bookmaking Competition Awards

Catalog

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2019 Winner’s List
Press Release

Award Ceremony

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Photos: Gregg Richards; Ezra Jack Keats Foundation

Special Thanks to the Educators and Collaborating Team

Teachers and Librarians

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The teachers and librarians who supervised the winning students received a collection of children’s books, donated by Penguin Random House–in recognition of their outstanding work!

Collaborating Team

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(L to R) Karen Rosner, Visual Arts Coordinator, NYC Dept. of Education, Linda E. Johnson, President and CEO, Brooklyn Public Library, Kimberly Grad, Coordinator School Age Services, Brooklyn Public Library, Deborah Pope, Executive Director, Ezra Jack Keats Foundation, Melissa Jacobs, Director, Office of Library Services, NYC Dept. of Education

Take a Peak inside the 2019 City Winners

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Dasha Villalba and Mariana Ramos (5th Grade)

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Sofia Kudelina (Grade 8)

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Annie Li (Grade 10)

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Dasha Villalba and Mariana Ramos
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Sofia Kudelina
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Annie Li
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Photo Gallery

There was plenty of pride to go around onstage and in the audience, as students, teachers, families and special guests celebrated at Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Branch.

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