Contributed by Richland County Public Library

Fifty- seven students were selected to have their work published by the Richland County Public Library in Kids in Print, a collection of stories, poems and art.

The students featured in this year's edition of Kids in Print include Imani Ross- Jackson, A. C. Moore Elementary School; Jordan Holley, Blythewood High School; Moss Bresnahan and Cecily Kaufmann, Brennen Elementary School; Courtney Giles, Brockman Montessori School; Roderick Bishop, Carolina School for Inquiry; Lauren Folsom, Chapin Elementary School; Avery Harrison, Columbia High School; Courtnie Wooten, Congaree- Wood Early Childhood Center; Bridgette Osment, Crayton Middle School; Kyrtisha Byrd, Dent Middle School; Francis Sadler, Hammond School; Jessica Edmonds and Chaun Morris, Hand Middle School; Morgan Griffith, Heathwood Hall Episcopal School; Katelyn Barrett, Heritage Christian Academy; Olive Bay Eleazer, Jonathan Bartlett, Benjamin Bartlett, Daniel Davidson, Mary Kathryn Davidson, Sabrina DeLille, Stephanie DeLille, Brianne Holmes, Dawson Jacobs, Julia Miller, Paige Nation-Miller, Elise Porter, Addison Rogers, Ciara Steele and Vivian Wright, Homeschool.

Thirteen- year- old Lester Lawson's "The Lion" graces the cover of the 2007 edition of Kids In Print. Also included are Mishon Hampton, Hyatt Park Elementary School; Rashmilli Vemula, Kelly Mill Middle School; Jayanth Vemula, Lake Carolina Elementary School; Taylor Herman, Leslie M. Stover Middle School; Brittany Munn, Lugoff- Elgin Middle School; Patra Quattlebaum, North Springs Elementary School; Devin McCormick, Pineview Elementary School; Danielle Alderman, Pleasant Hill Middle School; Jayant Raman, Polo Road Elementary School; Phillip Thomas, Richland Northeast High School; Christian Jackson, Ridgeview High School; Nikia Johnson, Saint Andrews Middle School; Patrick Dimig, Ben Eubanks, Gray Hedgecock, Savannah Jones, James Liles and Jamison Wright, Sandhills School; Nivedita Minjur, Seven Oaks Elementary School; Kyle Greer, Lester Lawson and Manuel Zambrana, Southeast Middle School; Danielle Heebner, St. Joseph Catholic School; Jasmine Brown and Marie Sterling Silver, Timmerman School and Kadeitra Wells, Windsor Elementary School

" Kids in Print is a launching point for some of tomorrow's great writers and artists," said Ginger Shuler, chief of youth services at RCPL. "The publication offers local youth a unique opportunity to share their talents and have their work added to the library's permanent collection."

For the first time this year, each artist or writer was recognized at Kids In Print: Authors, Artists and Awards, a special program that featured author Joyce Hansen, and a book signing for the contributing artists and writers on May 12 at the Main Library.

Each contributor and their school received a copy of the 2007 publication, and additional copies of Kids in Print were added to the RCPL collection in the hope of inspiring future generations of South Carolina artists and writers.