ADVISORY/California School Libraries to Receive $100,000 From City National Bank.Assignment Editors ADVISORY...for Tuesday Tuesday: see week. (April 2) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Bank to Launch Campaign to Update School Libraries; 20 Los Angeles-Area Schools Will Receive Grants City National Bank will launch a statewide literacy literacy Ability to read and write. The term may also refer to familiarity with literature and to a basic level of education obtained through the written word. In ancient civilizations such as those of the Sumerians and Babylonians, literacy was the province of an elite program -- "Reading Is The Way Up" -- in partnership with the Governor's Book Fund and First Lady Sharon Sharon, city, United States Sharon (shâr`ən), city (1990 pop. 17,493), Mercer co., NW Pa., on the Shenango River, near the Ohio line; settled c.1800, inc. as a city 1920. Davis. "Reading Is The Way Up" will provide books for school libraries in California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). . This effort reflects the bank's determination to improve student achievement and better prepare the state's workforce of tomorrow. Twenty schools from Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Ventura Ventura (vĕnt  `rə), city (1990 pop. 92,575), seat of Ventura co., SW Calif., on the Pacific coast in a farm and oil region; inc. 1866. and San Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United StatesSan Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. counties will each receive $5,000 awards. More than 1,200 California schools applied for the book fund grants, which are made possible through City National Bank and other private donors.
WHO: California First Lady Sharon Davis
City National Chairman & CEO Russell Goldsmith
State Librarian Dr. Kevin Starr
Los Angeles-area school principals, librarians and students
WHAT: Launch of "Reading Is The Way Up"
Presentation of $100,000 check by Russell Goldsmith to
First Lady
Presentation of checks to representatives from 20 area schools
WHEN: Tuesday, April 2, 2002
11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
WHERE: The Richard J. Riordan Central Library
Picture Book Room
2nd Floor - Children's Literature Area
630 W. Fifth Street, Los Angeles
(List of schools follow)
GOVERNOR'S BOOK FUND
SCHOOL LIBRARY ENRICHMENT GRANTS
Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Ventura Counties
School Name City County
Albert Monroe Middle School Inglewood Los Angeles
Allen Young School Norwalk Los Angeles
Almondale Middle School Littlerock Los Angeles
Bret Harte Prep. Middle School Los Angeles Los Angeles
Central Continuation High School Barstow San Bernardino
Constellation Community Middle School Long Beach Los Angeles
F.D. Roosevelt Elementary Lawndale Los Angeles
Foothill Technology High School Ventura Ventura
Halldale Avenue Elementary Torrance Los Angeles
Hawthorne High School Hawthorne Los Angeles
Lincoln Elementary School Lynwood Los Angeles
Markham Middle School Los Angeles Los Angeles
Mar Vista Elementary School Oxnard Ventura
Montara Avenue Elementary School and
Magnet Center South Gate Los Angeles
Pacific High School Ventura Ventura
Rio Del Norte Elementary School Oxnard Ventura
Rio Rosales Elementary School Oxnard Ventura
Sixth Street Prep School Victorville San Bernardino
Sutter Elementary School Long Beach Los Angeles
Williams Elementary School Hawthorne Los Angeles
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