ADRIAN — About 150 new books in Spanish have been added to the Adrian District Library’s collection, thanks to a recent grant from the Lenawee Youth Council.

The additions are primarily fiction, including some graphic novels, but nonfiction books are also included.

The initial selections were made by Jess Bruechert, youth services librarian, and the list was vetted by bilingual library assistant Lizbeth Perez-Cazares.

They looked for good books that would be popular with library patrons, and also tried to find selections that were written by native Spanish speakers — although there are many translated books as well, including some by the popular fantasy author Sarah Maas.

Some of the books are ones that were frequently requested through interlibrary loan. Now Adrian residents who speak Spanish can enjoy the benefits of reading books in the language — such as retaining fluency and expanding vocabulary — right at their hometown library.

The expansion of the library’s Spanish collection to include teen books was one of 11 projects funded by the Lenawee Youth Council this year.

The Youth Council is a project of the Lenawee Community Foundation that offers young people in Lenawee County the opportunity to gain leadership experience and become engaged in community philanthropy.

Each year, the Lenawee Youth Council accepts grant applications for projects that benefit young people in the community. The youth council members decide what projects to fund.

For information about the Adrian District Library, call 517-265-2265 or visit adrian.lib.mi.us. For information about the Lenawee Youth Council, contact Paula Trentman at 517-263-4696 or email [email protected].

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