Charlottesville City Schools

Encouraging Reading, Thinking, and Digital Citizenship

Charlottesville City Schools supports a robust school-based library/media program that fosters a love of reading, develops 21st-century thinking skills, and encourages responsible digital citizenship.  Libraries are equipped with a wide variety of print and digital resources.

The division also has an Instructional Media Services staff to support teachers and students with instructional technology.

To Learn More
Mr. Pat Cuomo (or see your school librarian, below)
CuomoP1@charlottesvilleschools.org
(434) 245-2405

School Libraries

• Charlottesville High School
  Charlie Spradlin, Librarian SpradlC1@charlottesvilleschools.org
  (434) 245-2410
• Buford Middle School
  Molly Pancake, Librarian pancakm1@charlottesvilleschools.org
  (434) 245-2411
• Walker Upper Middle School
  Emily Arico, Librarian AricoE1@charlottesvilleschools.org
  (434) 245-2412
• Burnley-Moran Elementary School
  Christina Tiffany, Librarian TiffanC1@charlottesvilleschools.org
  (434) 245-2413
• Clark Elementary School
  Mary Craig, Librarian craigm1@charlottesvilleschools.org
  (434) 245-2414
• Greenbrier Elementary School
  Katherine Plunkett, Librarian Plunkek1@charlottesvilleschools.org
  (434) 245-2415
• Jackson-Via Elementary School
  Jessica Pedersen, Librarian PedersJ1@charlottesvilleschools.org
  (434) 245-2416
• Johnson Elementary School
  Rebecca Flowers, Librarian FlowerR1@charlottesvilleschools.org
  (434) 245-2417
• Venable Elementary School
  Cicely Shelton-Barnes, Librarian sheltoc1@charlottesvilleschools.org
  (434) 245-2418

Virginia Festival of Book

• The Virginia Festival of the Book is a community celebration of authors and reading held each year in March in Charlottesville, VA. It is produced by The Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Charlottesville City has had 100% participation by all schools in the Festival since its inception in 1994. Schools invite the visiting authors/participants to do a range of activities including writing or publishing workshops, performances, storytelling, student led discussions, multimedia programs, dramatic interpretations, illustration demonstrations and and personal testimonies.