Library Honors Write and Illustrate Book Winners

The Glen Cove Public Library held an award ceremony on May 19 for the winners of the library's annual Write and Illustrate Your Own Book Contest.

Twenty winners were selected from a total of 184 book submissions from students at local schools, including , , , Locust Valley Intermediate School and .The twenty winners are:

The following students were selected for First Place:

• Johnny Blazich, third grader at All Saints Regional Catholic School
• Devin Burner, fourth grader at  All Saints Regional Catholic School
• Paolo Cacio, third grader at Connolly Elementary School
• Tara Coelho, fourth grader at Connolly Elementary School
• Emanuel Jimenez, third grader at Connolly Elementary School
• Maxwell Clifford Kramer, third grader at All Saints Regional Catholic School
• Jane Maleady, second grader at All Saints Regional Catholic School
• Brianna Malvino, second grader at All Saints Regional Catholic School
• Lauren Misiakiewicz, third grader at All Saints Regional Catholic School
• Emily Rodgers, third grader at Landing Elementary School

The following students received honorable mention:

• Lydia Bell , fourth grader at Locust Valley Intermediate
• Japnour Bhasin, third grader at Connolly Elementary School
• Diahana Cardenas, second grader at  Gribbin Elementary School
• Will Casale, fifth grader at Connolly Elementary School
• Brian Chasanoff, fourth grader at Locust Valley Intermediate
• Sofia Costantino, third grader at Connolly Elementary School
• Mackenzie Edwards, fourth grader at Landing Elementary School
• Rachael K. Espinoza, fourth grader at Landing Elementary School
• Katelyn Holzkamp, fourth grader at Connolly Elementary School
• Meta Leipski, second grader at Gribbin Elementary School