Moore County Reading Association of NC
                             Moore County, North Carolina
                        ILA Honor Council 1988-2019

          A local council of the  North Carolina Reading Association, Inc.  &
         an affiliate of the  International Literacy Association

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Extra County YA books are available at The Country Bookshop in Southern Pines for $15 each.

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In keeping with the shutdown of North Carolina because of the COVID-19 virus pandemic, 

the NCRA State Young Authors' Celebration and the MCRA County Young Authors' Celebration were both canceled. 

All County YA materials were taken to your school and were distributed at the end of the school year. 

If you did not receive your County YA materials, please contact your school or email moore.read@hotmail.com. 

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All State Young Authors' materials for our State winners will be distributed in August. 

Thank you Seven Lakes Kiwanis Club for your generous donation to our 2020-2021 Young Authors Writing Project! We are extremely grateful to be included as one of their many child-centered donations for the children of Moore County! The Moore County Celebration had to be canceled for this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but we're already planning for the 2021 Young Author's Project and the Seven Lakes Kiwanis Club is again supporting us in this endeavor.

Pictured (L-R): 
Corinne Walls, MCRA Membership/Treasurer; Christine Leo, MCRA President; Ann Spong, MCRA Young Authors Chair; 
and, George Norman, 7 Lakes Kiwanis Club President.

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Upcoming Events

As a part of our Mary Ellen Skidmore Grant from NCRA, we will be collecting new and gently used books to be donated to the Children's Center at  FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. This is an ongoing project so your children's books will be welcomed at any time. Contact Gina Matthews or Corinne Walls for more information. 

Email: moore.read@hotmail.com

2020 NCRA Leadership Conference

Thanks to our MCRA delegation:

Christine, Brittany, LeeAnn, Pamela, Corinne & Ann for attending the 

2020 NCRA Virtual Leadership Conference 

from June 22-25th.

Tuesday, Sep 1 at 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday, Oct 13 at 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Saturday, Nov 7 at 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Tuesday, Nov 17 at 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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2020-2021 Young Authors' Theme:


"Let Your Light Shine"

The theme for the Young Authors’ Project is “Let Your Light Shine.” This theme can be interpreted and expressed in a variety of ways through poetry or prose and can include the following ideas and perspectives:

  • Be yourself and be proud of who you are;
  • Discuss how you share/can share your talent(s) with others;
  • Write about how you have spread joy and kindness;
  • Share how you found the positive during challenging times;
  • Share how you have been a positive influence to someone and inspired others; or,
  • Describe how you can make change happen.
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All entries will be due by November 7, 2020 to the MCRA YA Committee & must be submitted through your school. Click on the Young Authors' tab on this page for more information. (under construction)

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