Monday, November 4, 2024

Friends of the Library Award Scholarships

FOL Friends of Library logo blueFriends of the Coronado Public Library are pleased to announce the recipients of the Susan Stark Scholarship to Emma Sandke and Caroline Massie, both Coronado High School Seniors.

Left to right- Bill Stark, Emma Sandke, Shirley Stark, and Caroline Massie. Submitted photo

Bill and Shirley Stark presented the $1,000 scholarship checks, named in honor of their daughter, to Emma and Caroline. Susan Stark was a volunteer at Second Hand Prose book store, operated by the Friends of the Coronado Public Library (FOL), from 2008 until her death in 2015.  A Coronado High School graduate, Susan was devoted to her family, was an avid reader, and a world traveler. The scholarship is awarded  to one or more high seniors who have demonstrated character, integrity, honesty, is a positive role model, and who has volunteered at the Coronado Public Library or with the FOL for a minimum of 50 hours over a twelve month period. Both Ms. Sandke and Ms. Massie volunteered at both the Library and with the FOL. The FOL is pleased to honor their dedication to this important community institution.

 



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Originally from upstate New York, Dani Schwartz has lived in Coronado since 1996. She is happy to call Coronado home and to have raised her children here. In her free time she enjoys reading, exercising, trying new restaurants, and just walking her dog around the "island." Have news to share? Send tips or story ideas to: [email protected]

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