For Immediate Release June 4, 2012

Contact: Starlet Hunter 202-955-5890

The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries Awards More Than $1,125,000 in Grants to School Libraries Grants Will Help 238 School Libraries Buy Books Today The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries announced that 238 school libraries are being awarded $1,126,315 in grants for 2012. The schools receive grants of up to $5,000 to expand, update and diversify their library book collections. Partnering this year with the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries was the Target Corporation. Through their programs like Take Charge of Education and Target School Library Makeovers, Target donates a significant portion of their giving towards educational causes with a focus on helping students achieve reading proficiency. The Target Corporation is committed to playing an active role in supporting education, with special emphasis on early childhood reading. Through their generous support this year, ten additional grants were awarded to deserving schools throughout the nation. The grant application process is administered by The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region with guidance from The Laura Bush Foundation’s Advisory Committee. The grants are funded through generous donations to the endowment from individuals, corporations and foundations. The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries was founded in 2002 as a fund of The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region. Since its inception, the Laura Bush Foundation has awarded more than $9.5 million to schools in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Marshall Islands and the Northern Mariana Islands. In addition to these yearly grants, the Foundation has also awarded more than $6.3 million to school libraries in the Gulf Coast region to rebuild their library book collections that were lost or destroyed by hurricanes or storms. The mission of the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries is to support the education of our nation’s children by providing funds to update, extend and diversify the book and print collections of America’s school libraries. Further information is available at www.laurabushfoundation.org ---more--

The Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries 2012 Grant Recipients

School Name Bottenfield Middle School Duck Springs Elementary School West Jasper Elementary School Oakdale Elementary School Augusta High School William O. Darby Junior High School El Mirage Elementary School Barcelona Middle School Van Buskirk Elementary School Winslow High School Merv Griffin Village Non-Public School James Workman Middle School Castle Park Middle School Fresno High School Hanshaw Middle School Ethel I. Baker Elementary School Philip and Sala Burton Academic High School Godinez Fundamental High School John Adams Elementary School Saddleback High School Lyn Knoll Elementary School Columbine Elementary School Roosevelt Edison Charter School Abraham Lincoln High School Billie Martinez Elementary School The New America School-Lakewood Campus University High School of Science and Engineering Alfred Kiger Savoy Elementary School Coral Springs High School Cholee Lake Elementary School Indian Pines Elementary School Starlight Cove Community Elementary School Scott Lake Elementary School Fienberg-Fisher K-8 Center Silver Lakes Middle School Magnolia School

City Adamsville Attalla Jasper Tuscaloosa Augusta Fort Smith El Mirage Glendale Tucson Winslow Beaumont Cathedral City Chula Vista Fresno Modesto Sacramento San Francisco Santa Ana Santa Ana Santa Ana Aurora Boulder Colorado Springs Denver Greeley Lakewood Hartford Washington Coral Springs Greenacres Lake Worth Lantana Miami Miami Beach North Lauderdale Orlando

State AL AL AL AL AR AR AZ AZ AZ AZ CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CO CO CO CO CO CO CT DC FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL

Ensley Elementary School Holm Elementary School James A. Shanks Middle School DeSoto Elementary School Stewart Middle Magnet School Wimauma Elementary School Woodville Elementary School Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School B.E.S.T. Academy High School Burgess-Peterson Academy Carter G. Woodson Elementary School Centennial Place Elementary School Charles L. Gideons Elementary School Crawford W. Long Middle School D. H. Stanton Elementary School Harper-Archer Middle School Jean Childs Young Middle School Luther Judson Price Middle School Perkerson Elementary School The New 21st Century Learning Center, Alonzo A. Crim Open Campus Therrell School of Law, Government and Public Policy Walter Francis White Elementary School Whitefoord Elementary School William J. Scott Elementary School William M. Finch Elementary School Dawson Elementary School International Community School Stewart Middle School Anita White Carson Middle School Lilburn Elementary School Rome Middle School Lapwai Middle/High School East Aurora High School Simmons Middle School Lincoln Middle School Golfview Elementary School Agustin Lara Elementary Academy Calmeca Academy of Fine Arts and Dual Language Carl Von Linne Elementary School Edward Coles Model for Excellence World Language Academy

Pensacola Pensacola Quincy Tampa Tampa Wimauma Woodville Athens Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta

FL FL FL FL FL FL FL GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA

Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Columbus Decatur Douglasville Greensboro Lilburn Rome Lapwai Aurora Aurora Berwyn Carpentersville Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago

GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA ID IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL

Galileo Scholastic Academy Inter-American Magnet School Irene Hernandez Middle School John Barry School John C. Burroughs Elementary School Kanoon Magnet School LaFayette School Mark Sheridan Academy Morton School of Excellence Namaste Charter School Nancy B. Jefferson Alternative School Northwest Middle School St. Stanislaus Kostka School King Elementary School Pettit Park Elementary School Madison Juvenile Facility Correctional Promise Jr./Sr. School Niemann Elementary School Fairview High School Henry F. Moss Middle School A.B. Chandler Elementary School Simons Middle School Fulton County Elementary Middle School Minors Lane Elementary School Semple Elementary School Rowan County Senior High School East Calloway Elementary School Educational Unit at Campbell Regional Juvenile Detention Center McDonogh 26 Elementary School Jackson Elementary School Chateau Estates Elementary School Johns-Hopkins Elementary School Sophie B. Wright Charter School Plaquemine High School Community Academy of Science and Health Dever Elementary School Dr. Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park John F. Kennedy Middle School Tyler Heights Elementary School Laurel Elementary School Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School

Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago Rockford Kokomo Madison Michigan City Ashland Bowling Green Corydon Flemingsburg Hickman Louisville Louisville Morehead Murray

IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IN IN IN KY KY KY KY KY KY KY KY KY

Newport Gretna Jackson Kenner New Iberia New Orleans Plaquemine Dorchester Dorchester Somerville Springfield Annapolis Laurel Takoma Park

KY LA LA LA LA LA LA MA MA MA MA MD MD MD

Fair Oaks Elementary School Benton Elementary School McCluer South-Berkeley High School Buder Elementary School Hodgen Elementary College Bound Academy William S. Reyes Elementary School Shivers Middle School Byhalia High School Susie P. Trigg Elementary School Jim Hill High School Waynesboro Middle School Northside Elementary School Brogden Primary School Gaston Elementary School Edward D. Sadler, Jr. Elementary School New Hope Elementary School West Bertie Elementary School Moravian Falls Elementary School D.S. Johnson Elementary School Susie B. Baskerville Elementary Weldon Elementary School Speas Elementary School Madison Elementary School Kearney West High School Sandoz Elementary School Pittsfield Elementary School Cliffside Park School 6 Jefferson Elementary School Battle Monument Elementary School Franklin Elementary School George Washington Elementary School Grace Dunn Middle School Mott Elementary School Patton J. Hill Elementary School Stokes Elementary School Ulysses S. Grant Elementary School Tse' Bit' Ai Middle School Joseph Thiriot Elementary School P.S. 85 Queens: The Judge Charles Vallone School Brook Avenue School P.S. 114X - Luis Llorens Torres Children's Academy

Brooklyn Park Columbia Ferguson St. Ann St. Louis Saipan Aberdeen Byhalia Greenville Jackson Waynesboro Wolf Point Dudley Gaston Gastonia Henderson Kelford Moravian Falls Rocky Mount Rocky Mount Weldon Winston-Salem Fargo Kearney Omaha Pittsfield Cliffside Park Plainfield Trenton Trenton Trenton Trenton Trenton Trenton Trenton Trenton Shiprock Las Vegas Astoria Bay Shore Bronx

MN MO MO MO MO MP MS MS MS MS MS MT NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC ND NE NE NH NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NM NV NY NY NY

P754X Jeffrey M. Rapport School for Career Development St. Athanasius School The Eagle Academy for Young Men The Urban Assembly Academy of Civic Engagement I.S. 302 Rafael Cordero Y Molina Jamestown High School Ascension School St. Aloysius School P.S. 62Q The Chester Park School Frank Fowler Dow School No.52 Sherman Central High School Woodfield Cottage Secure Detention School Program Roll Hill School Memorial School Manchester High School Geary Junior-Senior High School Heavener High School Greenwood Elementary School Ockley Green School Aliquippa Junior-Senior High School Imhotep Institute Charter High School Tacony Academy Charter School Lauer's Park Elementary School Steelton-Highspire Elementary School Gladstone Street Elementary School Classical High School Woonsocket High School A.C. Corcoran Elementary School Alamo City School Shadowlawn Middle School Bulls Gap School Huntingdon Middle School Overton High School E. A. Harrold Elementary School John B. Whitsitt Elementary Bowie Middle School Eastridge Elementary School Sam Houston Middle School Shackelford Junior High School U.S. Congressman Solomon P. Ortiz Elementary School Southwood Valley Elementary School

Bronx Bronx Bronx Bronx Brooklyn Jamestown New York New York Richmond Hill Rochester Sherman Vahalla Cincinnati Cleveland Manchester Geary Heavener Tahlequah Portland Aliquippa Philadelphia Philadelphia Reading Steelton Cranston Providence Woonsocket North Charleston Alamo Arlington Bulls Gap Huntingdon Memphis Millington Nashville Amarillo Amarillo Amarillo Arlington Brownsville College Station

NY NY NY NY NY NY NY NY NY NY NY NY OH OH OH OK OK OK OR PA PA PA PA PA RI RI RI SC TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TX TX TX TX TX TX

Alta Vista Elmentary School Aoy Elementary School Bonham Elementary School Burges High School Douglass Elementary School Lamar Elementary School Lancaster Elementary School Carter Park Elementary School Early Childhood University/Weis Middle School A.B. Freeman Elementary School Bane Elementary School Jessup Elementary School Rick Schneider Middle School Central Elementary School Blake Manor Elementary School Burks Elementary School Fanny Finch Elementary School Lawson Early Childhood Center Ruben Hinojosa Elementary School J. D. Parks Elementary School Jackson Intermediate School Morales Elementary School Red Bluff Elementary School South Shaver Elementary School Tegeler Career Center Buckner Elementary School L. F. Smith Elementary School Pearl Hall Elementary School Odyssey Elementary School Guadalupe School Jackson Elementary School Riley Elementary School Nottoway Middle School Mark Twain Elementary School Olympic View Elementary School Emerald Park Elementary School Tyee Park Elementary School North Pines Middle School Washington Elementary School Arapahoe School

El Paso El Paso El Paso El Paso El Paso El Paso El Paso Fort Worth Galveston Houston Houston Houston Houston Lewisville Manor McKinney McKinney McKinney Mercedes Pasadena Pasadena Pasadena Pasadena Pasadena Pasadena Pharr South Houston South Houston Ogden Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Crewe Federal Way Federal Way Kent Lakewood Spokane Vancouver Arapahoe

TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX UT UT UT UT VA WA WA WA WA WA WA WY