Many students at Barack Obama Elementary School within the Normandy Schools Collaborative cannot afford brand-new books, and some do not even have books at home. Maryville put 400 new books into the hands of these students through a multicultural book fair, hosted by the Maryville Education Club in partnership with EyeSeeMe African American Children’s Bookstore and A Red Circle, an organization founded by Erica Williams, ’05, ’12, to address racial injustice and inequality in North St. Louis County. The students could choose from a range of age-appropriate books from genres like science fiction and sports, and they also participated in a variety of literacy-themed activities like making bookmarks, writing poems and drawing a mural inspired by their favorite books.