Mayor Deal presents a certificate to Natalie Gutierrez of Los Coyotes Middle School for First Place in her age group for the 2015 Bookmark Contest
Each year, the La Mirada branch of the Los Angeles County Public Library holds a bookmark contest for children in kindergarten through twelfth grade. This year’s winners were honored with awards at the November 24 City Council meeting. The goal of the contest is to challenge parents, educators, and librarians to encourage children to read and nurture the love of reading.
The theme of this year’s contest was “Ticket to Adventure”. The library received over 800 entries, and winning bookmarks will be printed and made available at the La Mirada Library. La Mirada’s winning entries have advanced to the County Library contest and Grand Prize winners will be announced in February.
This year’s winners were:
Kindergarten – Second Grade:
Brandon Phung
Second Grade, Eastwood Elementary School
Third – Fifth Grade:
Natalie Juarez
Third Grade, Eastwood Elementary School
Sixth – Eighth Grade:
Natalie Gutierrez
Sixth Grade, Los Coyotes Middle School
Ninth – Twelfth Grade:
Yoojung Kim
Ninth Grade, La Mirada High School