Congratulations to 2023 Barbara Park Memorial Literacy Grant Winners
Through the generosity of Richard Park, in memory of his wife and beloved childrens author Barbara Park, 50 schools will each receive $500 to select books from GBS Books for their libraries.
In collaborative spirit, Libraries Ltd. has funded an additional 11 school libraries.
This year the Barbara Park Memorial Literacy Grant program is funding $30,500 in new library books for 61 Title I schools in Arizona.
2023 Barbara Park Memorial Literacy Grant Winners
(alphabetical by school)
| Name | School | District |
| Audrey Arvizu | Adams Elementary | Mesa USD |
| Karen Hunter | Alta Vista Elementary School | Washington SD |
| Darbi Maki | Andersen Elementary | Chandler USD |
| Amber Grant | Barbara B. Robey | Litchfield Park SD |
| Barbara Sugaski | Cactus Middle School | Casa Grande SD |
| Jamie Townsend | Cactus View Elementary | Paradise Valley USD |
| Linda Cleveland | Campo Bello Elementary School | Paradise Valley USD |
| Victoria Perkins | Cartwright School | Cartwright SD |
| Esther Vazquez | Casa Grande Middle School | Casa Grande SD |
| Shasteen Murphy | Chaparral Elementary | Washington SD |
| Anna Jimenez | Cloves Campbell | Roosevelt SD |
| Karen Johnston | Copper Rim Elementary | Globe USD |
| Anna O’Brien | Corte Sierra Elementary | Litchfield Park SD |
| Sonyia M. Roy | Desert Valley | Bullhead SD |
| Fernanda Rodriguez | Desert View Elementary | Gadsden SD |
| Martha rael | Desert Willow | Casa Grande SD |
| Shaylyn Ramsey | Discovery Elementary | Glendale SD |
| Courtney Voise | Don Mensendick | Glendale SD |
| Jonathan Bailey | Dorothy Hall Elementary | Yuma SD |
| Elodia Bello | Eisenhower Center For Innovation | Mesa USD |
| Jennifer Simmons | Emerson | Mesa USD |
| Miranda Lehman | Emerson Elementary | Phoenix SD |
| Diane Hedges | Fine Arts Academy | Littleton SD |
| Shannon Hood | Ganado Primary/Intermediate | Ganado USD |
| Heidi Kirchmeyer | Greenway Elementary | Bisbee USD |
| Raisa Hall | Harold W. Smith Elementary School | Glendale SD |
| Linda Tardie | Hohokam Elementary | Scottsdale USD |
| Heather Nelsen | Holmes Elementary | Mesa USD |
| Valerie Duffy | Ira A. Murphy Elementary | Peoria USD |
| Dr. Tina H. McCulloch | John F. Kennedy Academy of Inquiry | Roosevelt SD |
| Daisy Medina | John F. Long Elementary School | Cartwright SD |
| Shauna Lucero | Killip Elementary | Flagstaff USD |
| Rhonda C Eastin | Lakeview Elementary | Washington SD |
| Amy Burgess | Larry C. Kennedy | Creighton SD |
| Ellen Barringer | Lincoln, Mesa Unified | Mesa USD |
| Riley Marek | Lindbergh Elementary School | Mesa USD |
| Yvette Selusi | Madison Elementary | Mesa USD |
| Abeth Spencer | Manzanita Elementary | Washington SD |
| Aneta Byrd | Maurice C. Cash Elementary School | Laveen SD |
| Jessica Miller | McCartney Ranch Elementary School | Casa Grande SD |
| Kate Warren | Mirage Elementary | Deer Valley USD |
| Leslie Mills | Moon Mountain Elementary School | Washington SD |
| Jennifer Medved | Morristown Elementary School | Morristown SD |
| Annie George | Oak Tree Elementary | Gilbert USD |
| Stephen Riley | Ocotillo Elementary | Washington SD |
| Caitlyn Leslie | Orangewood Elementary School | Washington SD |
| Marguerite Reid | Page Middle School | Page USD |
| Scott Bailey | Palo Verde Elementary School | Casa Grande SD |
| Ginny Harrell | Papago | Creighton SD |
| Stephanie DeLuca | Redbird | Mesa USD |
| Sook Shangraw | Rhodes Jr. High | Mesa USD |
| Amanda Marchioni | Roberts Naylor K8 | Tucson USD |
| Julie Vu | Sahuaro Elementary School | Washington SD |
| Kelly Lippincott | Sheely Farms | Tolleson SD |
| Stephanie Peak | Steven R. Jasinski | Buckeye SD |
| Mariah Grant | Summit View Elementary | Sunnyside USD |
| Emilie Myers | Sunburst Elementary | Washington SD |
| Wendy Olmut | Sunnyslope School | Washington SD |
| Vivion Drye | Thomas Elementary | Flagstaff USD |
| Kevin Maassen | Tumbleweed | Washington SD |
| Andrinna Bates | Willcox Elementary School | Wilcox USD |
