SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, SLMath Tap 32 Title I School Libraries, Winners of 2023 Mathical Book Prize Collection Development Awards
32 Title I school libraries to receive grants to purchase $700 in Mathical Prize-winning books
Thirty-two schools have been named recipients of the 2023 Mathical Book Prize Collection Development Awards. Presented by the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SLMath), in partnership with School Library Journal (SLJ), the grant program awarded $700 to each of the selected Title I U.S. school libraries to purchase Mathical Book Prize-winning titles for their schools. This is the fourth year of the program.
The Mathical Book Prize recognizes outstanding youth trade fiction and nonfiction PreK through Grade 12 that inspire a love of math in the world around us. It is awarded by SLMath in partnership with the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), and in coordination with the Children’s Book Council (CBC). The Mathical Prize is made possible with support from the Firedoll Foundation and the Guru Krupa Foundation.
The 2023 Mathical Book Prize Collection Development Awards recipients, representing 24 states, are:
- Alta Vista Elementary School Library, Phoenix, AZ
- West Fresno Elementary School, Fresno, CA
- El Sereno Middle School Library, Los Angeles, CA
- Young Middle Magnet, Tampa, FL
- Satilla Marsh Elementary, Brunswick, GA
- Milford Elementary School, Marietta, GA
- Van Allen Elementary Library, Mt. Pleasant, IA
- Goethe Elementary School, Chicago, IL
- Winbourne Elementary, Baton Rouge, LA
- Galvin Middle School, Wakefield, MA
- Elmer Wolfe Elementary, Union Bridge, MD
- Henning Public School, Henning, MN
- Moss Point High School, Moss Point, MS
- Fairview Elementary School, Fairview, NC
- Eastern Elementary School, Washington, NC
- Ely Elementary School, Rugby, ND
- Bayonne High School/Bayonne High School Library, Bayonne, NJ
- Dr. Henry H. Davis Family School, Camden NJ
- P.S. 90 The Magnet School for Environmental Studies and Community Wellness, Brooklyn, NY
- City-As-School, Woodside, NY
- Golding Middle School, Cobleskill, NY
- Northridge Local Schools 6-12 Library, Johnstown, OH
- Classen School of Advanced Studies HS at Northeast, Oklahoma City, OK
- Broughal Middle School, Bethlehem, PA
- Selinsgrove Intermediate, Selinsgrove, PA
- Williams Middle School Media Center, Florence, SC
- New Prospect Elementary, Inman, SC
- Hopkins Elementary Library, San Antonio, TX
- Westlawn Elementary School, Falls Church, VA
- George C. Marshall Elementary, Vancouver, WA
- Hamilton/SOTA I Elementary School, La Crosse, WI
- Lander Middle School, Lander, WY
The 2023 Mathical Collection Development Awards are generously supported by the Guru Krupa Foundation (GKF). The Guru Krupa Foundation follows a holistic approach to charitable giving, addressing a range of issues from education to basic sustenance, arts & culture, and the environment. In particular, organizations that focus on delivering complementary or supplemental programs for younger children, designed to enhance the learning experience and outcomes, form a core component of many of the Foundation’s initiatives. Learn more at guru-krupa.org.