19 Howard County Library System’s Project Literacy Graduates Celebrated

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Nineteen individuals age 23 to 55 graduated this month from the Howard County Library System's Project Literacy program.

Founded in 1987, Howard County Library System’s Project Literacy provides for the educational needs of adult English language learners and native English speakers in Howard County. If students are 18 or older and do not have a degree from the U.S., they are eligible to participate in class or one-on-one with a tutor. All classes are free.

Seven of the recent graduates actually graduated during the pandemic, but were included in the June 2022 celebration.

Below are the graduates who were recently recognized:

1. Etagegn Bamlaku
2. Joe Millard Bell
3. Selena Bell
4. Bianca Bouknight
5. Vida Danso
6. Linda Funk
7. Pierce-Anthony Jelani Gooden
8. Reina Granados
9. Stanley Antonio Green
10. Chrystal Haight
11. Leslie Harrah
12. Roman Khoom
13. Sarah Mikyung Kim
14. Anadell Montalvo
15. Claudia Vanessa Nataren
16. Gardenia Plummer
17. Maria Teresa Ramirez Zarate
18. Amna Shami
19. Blessing Wemambu