( Connecting Libraries, Underserved teens and Books)
The American Library Association Public Programs Office (PPO), Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), and Oprah’s Angel Network, are pleased to announce that the following libraries have been awarded Great Stories CLUB book club grants. These grants will provide young adults with the opportunity to discuss books relevant to the challenges in their lives.
The following list of grant recipients is presented alphabetically by state and city.
| Library | City | State | Partner Organization | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage Public Library | Anchorage | AK | Alaska Children’s Services | Anchorage | AK |
| Haines Borough Public Library | Haines | AK | Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Alaska | Haines | AK |
| Johnson Youth Center Library | Juneau | AK | |||
| Ketchikan Public Library | Ketchikan | AK | Ketchikan Regional Youth Facility | Ketchikan | AK |
| Linda Nolen Learning Center | Alabaster | AL | |||
| Paul W. Bryant High School | Cottondale | AL | |||
| Gosnell High School | Gosnell | AR | |||
| Lakeside High School Library | Hot Springs | AR | Alternative Learning Environment of Lakeside High | Hot Springs | AR |
| Prescott Public Library | Prescott | AZ | Juvenile Probation & Detention Ctr. of Yavapai County | Prescott | AZ |
| Berkeley Public Library | Berkeley | CA | Vera Casey Collaborative | Berkeley | CA |
| B-Tech Library | Berkeley | CA | |||
| Elkhorn Library | Caruthers | CA | |||
| Worsley Court School | Fresno | CA | Worsley Court Schools | Fresno | CA |
| Hayward Public Library | Hayward | CA | Brenkwitz High School | Hayward | CA |
| Ortega High School Library | Lake Elsinore | CA | |||
| San Bernardino Public Library | San Bernardino | CA | Y Academy | San Bernardino | CA |
| San Diego Public Library | San Diego | CA | Juvenile Court Book Club, Inc | Rancho Santa Fe | CA |
| Spring Creek Youth Services | Colorado Springs | CO | |||
| Betty Marler Youth Services Center | Denver | CO | |||
| Ridge View Academy | Watkins | CO | |||
| Deep River Public Library | Deep River | CT | Mount St. John | Deep River | CT |
| Concord High School | Wilmington | DE | Christiana Care Wellness Center | Wilmington | DE |
| Clewiston Library | Clewiston | FL | Clewiston Youth Academy | Clewiston | FL |
| Harlem Community Library | Clewiston | FL | Clewiston High School | Clewiston | FL |
| Lee County Library System | Lehigh Acres | FL | Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida | Fort Myers | FL |
| Miami Norland Senior High School | Miami | FL | Center for Family & Child Enrichment, Inc. | Miami Gardens | FL |
| A.D. Harris High, Media Center | Panama City | FL | |||
| Fayette County Public Library | Fayetteville | GA | Layfette Alternative | Fayetteville | GA |
| Corning School Library | Corning | IA | Union County Juvenile Court Services | Creston | IA |
| Iowa City Public Library | Iowa City | IA | Elizabeth Tate High School | Iowa City | IA |
| Mountain Cove High School | Boise | ID | |||
| Portneuf District Library | Chubbuck | ID | New Horizons | Pocatello | ID |
| Belleville West High School Library | Belleville | IL | Belleville Alternative Night School | Belleville | IL |
| Blue Island Public Library | Blue Island | IL | Summit Learning Center | Robbins | IL |
| Decatur Public Library | Decatur | IL | District 61 | Decatur | IL |
| Mary Davis Home | Galesburg | IL | |||
| LeRoy Jr/Sr High Media Center | Le Roy | IL | LeRoy Preparatory Academy | LeRoy | IL |
| Vernon Area Public Library | Lincolnshire | IL | Depke Juvenile Justice Complex | Vernon Hills | IL |
| Park Forest Public Library | Park Forest | IL | Aunt Martha’s Youth Service Center, Inc. | Park Forest | IL |
| Roosevelt Alternative High School | Rockford | IL | |||
| Lawrence Memorial Library | Springfield | IL | Lawrence Education Center | Springfield | IL |
| Chesterton Middle School Media Center | Chesterton | IN | Duneland Alternative Learning Center | Chesterton | IN |
| Clark Hendrix Memorial Library, Coffeyville | KS | ||||
| Garden City High School Media Center | Garden City | KS | |||
| Independence Public Library | Independence | KS | Four County Mental Health | Independence | KS |
| Olathe Public Library | Olathe | KS | TLC for Children & Families | Olathe | KS |
| John Hardin High School | Elizabethtown | KY | |||
| Lexington Public Library | Lexington | KY | Florence Crittenden Home | Lexington | KY |
| McCracken County Public Library | Paducah | KY | McCracken County Regional Juvenile Detention Center | Paducah | KY |
| Brockton Public Library | Brockton | MA | Old Colony Y | Brockton | MA |
| Greenfield Middle School Library | Greenfield | MA | |||
| Peabody Institute Library | Peabody | MA | Peabody Community School Program | Peabody | MA |
| Springfield City Library | Springfield | MA | YMCA of Greater Springfield | Springfield | MA |
| Taunton High School Library | Taunton | MA | Taunton High School Alter Program | Taunton | MA |
| Enoch Pratt Free Library | Baltimore | MD | |||
| Maryland Correctional Education Libraries | Baltimore | MD | |||
| Metropolitan Transition Center Library | Baltimore | MD | |||
| North Branch Correctional Institution Library | Cumberland | MD | |||
| Western Correctional Institution Library | Cumberland | MD | |||
| Maryland Correctional Institution—Hagerstown Library | Hagerstown | MD | |||
| Maryland Correctional Training Center Library | Hagerstown | MD | |||
| Roxbury Correctional Institution Library | Hagerstown | MD | |||
| Brockbridge Correctional Facility | Jessup | MD | |||
| Jessup Correctional Institution Library | Jessup | MD | |||
| Jessup Pre-Release Unit Library | Jessup | MD | |||
| Maryland Correction Institution for Women Library | Jessup | MD | |||
| Maryland Correctional Institution, Jessup Library | Jessup | MD | |||
| Patuxent Institution Library | Jessup | MD | |||
| The Foundation Schools | Largo | MD | |||
| Montgomery County Public Libraries | Rockville | MD | Street Outreach Network | Rockville | MD |
| Central Laundy Correctional Camp Library | Sykesville | MD | |||
| Eastern Correctional Institution Annex Library | Westover | MD | |||
| Eastern Correctional Institution East Library | Westover | MD | |||
| Eastern Correctional Institution West Library | Westover | MD | |||
| Benton Harbor Public Library | Benton Harbor | MI | Helping Our Youth Achieve | Benton Harbor | MI |
| Meridian High School | Haslett | MI | |||
| Houghton Lake Public Library | Houghton Lake | MI | Nokomis Challenge Center | Prudenville | MI |
| Houghton Lake Public Library | Houghton Lake | MI | Shawono Center | Grayling | MI |
| Jackson District Library | Jackson | MI | Jackson County Youth Center | Jackson | MI |
| Orion Township Public Library | Lake Orion | MI | Crossroads for Youth, Oxford Schools | Oxford | MI |
| Monroe County Library System | Monroe | MI | Monroe County Youth Center | Monroe | MI |
| Otsego High School | Otsego | MI | Otsego Alternative High School | Otsego | MI |
| Oxford Public Library | Oxford | MI | Crossroads for Youth | Oxford | MI |
| Washington County Library, Park Grove Branch | Cottage Grove | MN | Youth Service Bureau | Cottage Grove | MN |
| Hennepin County Library | Minnetonka | MN | InVEST South | Minnetonka | MN |
| Park Rapids High School Media Center | Park Rapids | MN | Headwaters Alternative Learning Program (HELP) | Park Rapids | MN |
| Carl Junction Satellite School | Carl Junction | MO | |||
| John F. Hodge High School | St. James | MO | John F. Hodge Alternative School | St. James | MO |
| University City Public Library | University City | MO | University City School District, Lieberman Learning Center | University City | MO |
| G Chastaine Flynt Memorial | Flowood | MS | Rankin Co Schools Alternative High School | Brandon | MS |
| Hernando Public Library | Hernando | MS | YMCA Community Action Program | Hernando | MS |
| Lafayette County & Oxford Public Library | Oxford | MS | Oxford Learning Center | Oxford | MS |
| Lewis & Clark Library | Helena | MT | Project for Alternative Learning (PAL) | Helena | MT |
| West Yellowstone School Library | West Yellowstone | MT | Big Brothers, Big Sisters | West Yellowstone | MT |
| Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County | Charlotte | NC | Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office | Charlotte | NC |
| Wayne County Public Library | Goldsboro | NC | Boys and Girls Club of Wayne County | Goldsboro | NC |
| Southern Nash Middle Media Center | Spring Hope | NC | |||
| Forsyth County Public Library | Winston-Salem | NC | Winston Salem Street School | Winston-Salem | NC |
| Mount Olive High School | Flanders | NJ | Mount Olive Municipal Alliance | Budd Lake | NJ |
| Lacey Branch Ocean County Library | Forked River | NJ | Ocean Residential Group Center | Forked River | NJ |
| Ocean County Library | Manahawkin | NJ | Mainsail Program | Manahawkin | NJ |
| Ocean Township Library | Ocean | NJ | Dept of Human Services, Township of Ocean County | Ocean | NJ |
| Hopewell Branch-Mercer County Library System | Pennington | NJ | Mercer County Youth Detention Center | Trenton | NJ |
| Ocean County Library | Toms River | NJ | Preferred Children’s Services:Shore Youth Center | Lakewood | NJ |
| Henderson Libraries | Henderson | NV | Clark County Juvenile Detention Center | Las Vegas | NV |
| Green Chimneys School Library | Brewster | NY | |||
| Brooklyn Public Library | Brooklyn | NY | Brooklyn Residential Center | Brooklyn | NY |
| Brooklyn Public Library | Brooklyn | NY | Passages Academy Library at Crossroads Juvenile Detention | Brooklyn | NY |
| Brooklyn Public Library | Brooklyn | NY | NYC Department of Juvenile Justice, Catholic Guardian Society, Brooklyn NSD | Brooklyn | NY |
| Cornwall Public Library | Cornwall | NY | McQuade Children’s Services | New Windsor | NY |
| George Junior Republic UFSD | Freeville | NY | |||
| Geneva Public Library | Geneva | NY | Geneva City School District | Geneva | NY |
| Hudson Area Association Library | Hudson | NY | Brookwood Secure Center | Claverack | NY |
| Edward A Reynolds West Side High School | New York | NY | |||
| Dana L. West High School | Port Byron | NY | Summitt School | Auburn | NY |
| Poughkeepsie Public Library District | Poughkeepsie | NY | Liberty Partnerships Program at Marist College | Poughkeepsie | NY |
| Evelyn Morris King Library | Staten Island | NY | Relationship Abuse Prevention Program | Staten Island | NY |
| Sayville High School | West Sayville | NY | Reconnecting Youth, Eastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services | Patchogue | NY |
| Akron-Summit County Public Library | Akron | OH | Akron Alternative Academy | Akron | OH |
| Cuyahoga Valley Career Center | Brecksville | OH | |||
| Delaware County District Library | Delaware | OH | Scioto Juvenile Correctional Facility | Delaware | OH |
| Washington County Juvenile Center | Marietta | OH | |||
| Vinton County High School | McArthur | OH | Behavior and Academic Growth Center | McArthur | OH |
| Tuscarawas County Public Library | New Philadelphia | OH | Multi-County Juvenile Attention Center-Tuscarawas | New Philadelphia | OH |
| Bartlesville High School | Bartlesville | OK | Bartlesville Alternative High School | Bartlesville | OK |
| Public Library of Enid and Garfield County | Enid | OK | Lincoln Alternative Education High School | Enid | OK |
| Metropolitan Library System | Oklahoma City | OK | Emerson Alternative School | Oklahoma City | OK |
| Tecumseh Public Library | Tecumseh | OK | COJC--Central Oklahoma Juvenile Center | Tecumseh | OK |
| Mabel C. Fry Public Library | Yukon | OK | Gary E. Miller Canadian County Children’s Justice | El Reno | OK |
| Multnomah County Library | Portland | OR | |||
| Hempfield Area High School | Greensburg | PA | |||
| TIU#11/YFC#3 School | James Creek | PA | |||
| Lehighton Area Middle School Library | Lehighton | PA | |||
| Sanders P. McComsey Memorial Library | Millersville | PA | |||
| Eastern Monroe Public Library | Stroudsburg | PA | The Beacon School | Shawnee on Delaware | PA |
| William Penn Senior High School | York | PA | County of York Children and Youth Services | York | PA |
| Cranston Public Library | Cranston | RI | Rhode Island Training School | Cranston | RI |
| Urban Collaborative Accelerated Program | Providence | RI | |||
| Kershaw County Library | Camden | SC | Continuous Learning Center | Camden | SC |
| Burke High School | Charleston | SC | Credit Recovery Program | Charleston | SC |
| Charleston County Public Library | Charleston | SC | Carolina Youth Development Center: Ledford House | North Charleston | SC |
| Olympia Learning Center | Columbia | SC | |||
| Greenville County Library System | Greenville | SC | Pendleton Place, Inc. | Greenville | SC |
| North Myrtle Beach High School | Little River | SC | |||
| Creek Bridge High School Media Center | Marion | SC | SC Department of Mental Health | Marion | SC |
| W-S Alternative School | Wagener | SC | |||
| Joe Foss School | Sioux Falls | SD | |||
| Maury County Public Library | Columbia | TN | Maury County Boys & Girls Club | Columbia | TN |
| Memphis Public Library & Information Center | Memphis | TN | Juvenile Court of Memphis & Shelby County | Memphis | TN |
| Davis Homes Library | Morristown | TN | |||
| Hardin Co. High School Library | Savannah | TN | Quinco Mental Health Center | Savannah | TN |
| El Paso Public Library | El Paso | TX | Canutillo High School | El Paso | TX |
| City of Killeen Library System | Killeen | TX | Boys & Girls Club of Central Texas | Killeen | TX |
| McKinney Memorial Public Library | McKinney | TX | John R. Roach Juvenile Detention Center | McKinney | TX |
| Nacogdoches Public Library | Nacogdoches | TX | Lenvill B. Martin Center for Achievement | Nacogdoches | TX |
| Round Rock Opportunity Center Library | Round Rock | TX | |||
| St. Peter St. Joseph Children’s Home | San Antonio | TX | |||
| Arlington Public Library | Arlington | VA | Girls’ Outreach Program | Arlington | VA |
| Mountain View Alternative HS | Centreville | VA | |||
| Chesterfield County Public Library | Chesterfield | VA | Chesterfield County Juvenile Detention Home | Chesterfield | VA |
| Lynchburg Public Library | Lynchburg | VA | Lynchburg Juvenile Detention Center | Lynchburg | VA |
| The Learning Together Program | St. Albans | VT | |||
| Green Hill Academic School | Chehalis | WA | |||
| Scriber Lake High School | Edmonds | WA | |||
| Naselle Youth Camp School Library | Naselle | WA | |||
| Olympia Timberland Library | Olympia | WA | Choice for Change | Olympia | WA |
| Oshkosh West High School Library | Oshkosh | WA | Alternative Education/Credit Recovery | Oshkosh | WI |
| Verona Area High School | Verona | WI | Verona Area High School Library | Verona | WI |
| Harvey Philip Charter School Library | Waukesha | WI | |||
| Waunakee High School Library | Waunakee | WI | Active Learning Program, Waunakee Community High | Waunakee | WI |
| Wauwatosa School District | Wauwatosa | WI | |||
| Kanawha County Public Library | Charleston | WV | Daymark | Charleston | WV |
| Natrona County Public Library | Casper | WY | Roosevelt High School | Casper | WY |
| Albany County Public Library | Laramie | WY | Cathedral Home for Children | Laramie | WY |