Bookmark contest winners recognized

ON DISPLAY-Bryana Plascove, right, Jessica Sherwyn and Ariella Varley look at the bookmark winners during a ceremony to honor young artists at the Agoura Hills Library last week. Local students drew bookmarks for the annual contest and the winners' entries will be on display at the library.

In celebration of Children’s Book Week last month, the Agoura Hills Library participated in a countywide bookmark contest sponsored annually by the County of Los Angeles Public Library. Children in grades K-8 are invited to create and draw a design about books or reading. This year’s contest them was "Fuel Your Mind!" The designs were judged on creativity, originality and neatness.

Local winners were:

Kindergarten to 2nd grade category: Katie Kidney of Sumac Elementary, first place. ; Ara Yazaryan, White Oak and Lianda Moss, Yerba Buena, second place; Grant Lozoya, Rachael La Monte and Mason Markell, all Sumac students, third place.

3rd to 5th grade: Inez Lam of Yerba Buena, first place; Esther Rachel Weiss, Conejo Jewish Day School and Evan Markkell, Sumac, second place; Kala Randazzo, Sumac, Mike Park, St. Jude the Apostle, Jono Markovitz, Yerba Buena and Shannon Yih, Rachel Alperstein and Patrick McDonald, all Willow students, third place.

6th to 8th grade: All winners attend Lindero Canyon Middle School. Garrett Aries, first place; Brynna Plaescone, second place; and Jessica Sherwyn, third place.