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Parkville library regular Ugonnaya Obineme, 14, was the Grand Prize winning participant in Baltimore County Public Library’s Teen Read Week (Oct. 14-20) drawing for ages 11-18. To be eligible, participants needed to give the name of their favorite book or CD. Ugonnaya’s favorite book was “The Book Thief.” Parkville librarian Shelley Gilchrist presented her the prize of a 4 GB iPod Nano.

The county library also recently awarded David Otto of Parkville and Jane Vanicky of Nottingham with its annual staff merit award, which recognizes employees’ outstanding contributions to the library and the community.

College of Notre Dame of Maryland Associate Director of Human Resources Theresa Arnove received a SHERO Award Oct. 15 from Maryland’s Women and Philanthropy Collaborative in recognition of her community volunteer efforts.
A Parkville resident, Arnove was one of 38 women to receive recognition for her participation in many campus and community activities, including chairing the staff annual fund effort and mentoring in the roles of class and club adviser. She also volunteers with BoysHope GirlsHope and with the United Way of Central Maryland.