Adopt-A-School Program
As part of our mission to spread children's literature, the CLC has recently decided to collaborate with local schools to help spread the Centre's contagious love for reading. As part of this project, Centre staff visits that year's selected school to read literature to the students. The children are also provided with opportunities to attend age-specific presentations by noted authors or illustrators.
Announcing our 2024-2026 Adopt-A-School:
Westernport Elementary School!
- Previous Adopt-A-Schools
The CLC staff would like to thank previous adopt-a-schools! We thoroughly enjoyed working with your student's and staff!!
2020-2022 Adopt-A-School:
Beall Elementary School
2015 - 2017 Adopt-A-School:
Bel Air Elementary
2017 - 2019 Adopt-A-School:
Wiley Ford Primary School
2011-2013
Grantsville Elementary
2013-2015
South Penn Elementary
- Author & Illustrator Visits
Emily Kate Moon
2014 CLC Book Award Winner, Emily Kate Moon, traveled to South Penn Elementary to read and illustrate a section of her book, Joone. Be sure to check out her blog to hear how much fun she had at South Penn!
Vern KouskyOur 2015 CLC Book Award author, Vern Kousky, visited Bel Air Elementary. He demonstrated his illustrating skills as well as explained how he thought of his idea of writing his book, Otto the Owl Who Loved Poetry.
Will HillenbrandIn 2015, we invited Will Hillenbrand to visit us in Frostburg for Storybook Holiday. He visited Bel Air Elementary and showed students how he illustrates using his iPad. Will also discussed his process of making and illustrating his wordless picture book, Snowman's Story. This book is dedicated to one of the CLC's previous graduate assistants, Hannah Harvey!
Beth Ferry
Our 2016 CLC Book Award author, Beth Ferry visited Bel Air Elementary. This interactive and engaging presentation showed students how Beth came up with the words for the story and illustrator, Tom Lichtenheld, drew the pictures.
Michelle CuevasOur 2017 CLC Book Award author, Michelle Cuevas, visited Wiley Ford Primary. Michelle shared how she became a writer. Students were intrigued to see her writing process, and how Erin Stead created the illustrations for The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles.
Matt Tavares
Veteran's Day 2021 was celebrated with illustrator, Matt Tavares and his book 21 Steps at Beall Elementary School! Children learned the history of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and were able to see how Matt Tavares drew his real-life illustrations!
- CLC Staff Visits
Each month, the CLC Staff visits the Adopt-A-School to read to students. They promote new and upcoming books in children's literature.
