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Barbara Nemko

Superintendent of Schools Napa County
"Our partnership with ACNV enables us to bring trained arts teachers into our classrooms to nurture our students' creative thinking and expression. Arts Council has also strengthened our annual program, 'Napa County Reads'. This series of events, which takes place in schools and community forums, inspires us all to greater achievement in literacy through the visual and performing arts, and it brings families together to celebrate the artistic and educational achievements of our children."

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Napa County Reads

Click here for the winning bookmarks made for the 2009 Napa County Reads program.

Napa County Reads is an annual program and fundraiser to support literacy amongst school-aged youth co-partnered by Arts Council Napa Valley and the Napa County Office of Education. Each year, the Napa County School district selects a book to be read by 5th graders in the Valley. Along with reading the book, the children create a bookmark themed after the book. Four bookmarks are chosen to be the official "Napa County Reads" bookmarks and distributed throughout Napa County libraries. Conjointly, a "canvas" such as mailboxes or bookends are chosen for Napa County artists including high school student artists to create a unique work of art themed after the book to be auctioned at the "Reads Reception" each Fall. A stipend for art supplies is provided for the artists by the Sato Foundation.

Shifty by Lynn E. Hazen

2010 Napa County Reads

For the year 2010, the book selected is "SHIFTY" by Lynn E. Hazen. The story is about a 15 year old boy who is in foster care. The canvas on which eighteen Napa County artists will create their unique work of art based after the book will be wooden planters. The Napa County Reads Reception and Silent Auction for the planters will be held Wednesday, October 27th at 7pm at the Napa Valley Opera House. It's co-sponsored by Arts Council Napa Valley, Napa County Office of Education and the Napa Valley Opera House.

2009 Napa County Reads

ACNV enlisted the help of 24 member artists and 22 Napa High art students to raise money for the program by creating original bookends inspired by the novel ("Reaching Out", by Dr. Francisco Jiménez). The bookends were then sold in silent auction at the event at the Napa Valley Opera House. Click here to view Facebook Photo Album.