UCSC LIBRARY ANNOUNCES WINNERS IN ANNUAL BOOK COLLECTION CONTEST

Winning themes are California's wild plants, gay male fiction, and Iran

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SANTA CRUZ--Winners of the 28th Annual Book Collection Contest at the University of California, Santa Cruz, were announced at an awards ceremony held on Thursday, April 21, at McHenry Library. The annual contest, which awards cash prizes to the top three collections, is sponsored by the Friends of the UCSC Library.

Each year undergraduate and graduate students are invited to submit a bibliography and essay on their collections, which must consist of at least 25 titles and have a theme of clear significance to their owners.

The $300 first prize went to Adrielle Anna Mitchell, a graduate student in literature from New York City, for her entry, "Discovering California's Wild Plants." The $200 second prize went to another graduate student in literature, Marc Schachter of Corte Madera, for his "Collection of Gay Male Fiction." The $100 third prize went to College Eight undergraduate Arezou Shakernia of Millbrae for "Iran"- -a collection of books about her Persian heritage.

The ceremony began with brief remarks by the contest coordinator, librarian Paul Machlis, followed by remarks from the contest winners. Associate history professor Charles Hedrick gave a talk on "How Not To Read." Hedrick was a contest judge, along with Lee Duffus, vice president of the Friends of the UCSC Library, and Victoria Welborn, head of the Science Library.

Along with annual sponsorship of the contest, the Friends of the UCSC Library makes substantial gifts of books, films, and other materials to the library that cannot be purchased through regular budget funds.

Selections from the winning collections will be on display in McHenry Library until May 13. For library hours and more information, call (408) 459-2801.

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