Liberty County School System Joins Literacy Lane at the Savannah Children's Book Festival

Authors, illustrators, public library employees, volunteers, and families converged on Forsyth Park in Savannah, Georgia November 15th for the 11th annual celebration of children's literature.

Children from numerous counties enjoyed the day by participating in hand-on literacy crafts and activities.  Multiple authors and illustrators were on site to discuss their work and share stories, including Newberry award winner Lois Lowry! 

Prior to the festival students created original artwork and poems to enter in various contests for the festival.  An LCSS student, Dustin Snelson won first place in the Young Author's Contest for his submission, “A Day at the Buffet."  He is a 2nd Grader at Joseph Martin Elementary. You can read more about the contest winners at this link: <http://www.liveoakpl.org/SCBF/guests/2014-young-writers-contest-1.php>.

This year, Liberty County School System was represented by Jaime Rearley and Elaine Walker on Literacy Lane.  Families enjoyed stopping by the LCSS table on Literacy Lane. Children took turns using iPads provided by Taylors Creek Media Center to create silly imaginative stories using the free Mad Lib app.